Trump administration officials had previously said such programs would eventually be transferred to another federal agency, such as the Treasury Department, Commerce Department or SBA.

In that case, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas blocked DOGE access to Treasury data on Feb. 21, finding “a real possibility exists that sensitive information has already been shared outside of the ...

finding "a real possibility exists that sensitive information has already been shared outside of the Treasury Department, in potential violation of federal law." But just four days later ...

The Treasury Department has been using special accounting maneuvers since Jan. 21 to avoid breaching the $36.1 trillion debt ceiling, which kicked in at the start of the year. But the department ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing [email protected] The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to lay off a "substantial" number of employees as part of the ...

The Treasury Department is planning to lay off a substantial number of employees as part of Elon Musk's Doge push. That's according to a recent court filing. An official in the Treasury's Human ...

The Treasury Department is planning to furlough a "substantial" level of its workforce in conjunction with Elon Musk's efforts to shrink the size of the federal government, according to a court ...

In March 2025, online videos accurately claimed that the country of Japan was threatening to offload billions of U.S. Treasurys in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs.

In early March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that these programs would be administered by the U.S. Department of State, effectively merging what remained of USAID into the Department of ...