Musk Says DOGE Is Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors
Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used at the US Treasury Department.
‘This Needs To Stop Now’—Elon Musk Confirms Radical Doge U.S. Treasury Plan
Elon Musk has confirmed he wants to put the U.S. Treasury on a blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other
Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants Access to the Treasury’s Payment Systems: Report
A senior Treasury official is set to resign after Musk’s allies at DOGE repeatedly demanded access to sensitive government payment systems
Musk gets access to US Treasury's payment system, data of Americans: Report
Elon Musk, who has been tasked by President Donald Trump to identify fraud and waste in the government, had sought access to the system Treasury uses to dole out federal funds.
Musk claims DOGE found lax Treasury payment controls
Musk did not offer evidence for his assertion that Treasury instructed employees to approve payments to known fraudulent or terrorist groups.
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
The access, granted by Scott Bessent, Trump’s newly confirmed treasury secretary, comes after the ousting of the agency’s top career official.
Musk's DOGE Team Gains Access to Vital US Treasury Dept Payment System
The system disbursed more than $5 trillion in FY2023. 'These payment systems simply cannot fail,' says Sen. Ron Wyden, who voiced concern about Musk's conflicts of interest.
Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
Elon Musk has vowed to unilaterally cancel hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of government grants after apparently gaining access to review the US Treasury’s vast payments system, a move that prompted the sudden resignation of one of the department’s most senior officials.
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says
David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of ...
Bessent Wins Senate Confirmation to Be US Treasury Secretary
The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for ...
The US debt limit may be an unsung bull catalyst for stocks in the early months of 2025
The breaching of the US debt limit could expose 2 bullish catalysts for stock prices: lower interest rates and gridlock among ...
US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted ...
Scott Bessent Is Sworn In as 79th US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...
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US lawmakers raise concerns about the national security risks of Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as D.O.G.E, now has its hands deep inside the US Treasury’s payment ...
Senate slated to vote on South Carolina billionaire hedge fund executive to lead US Treasury
Trump's Treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent, says extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the 'single most important ...