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.
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.
Treasury official retires after clash with DOGE over access to payment system
A longtime Treasury Department official is leaving his job after a dispute with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has reportedly been seeking access to federal payment systems.
Musk vows to 'rapidly shut illegal' grants after DOGE gains access to US Treasury payment system
Billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to “rapidly shut down illegal payments” made by the US Treasury after his DOGE team gained access to the department’s payment system, known for dispersing trillions o
‘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
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.
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 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.
Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
If Elon Musk or his DOGE team were to attempt to block federal payments, it would likely face legal challenges given the money is approved by Congress.
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 ...
Elon Musk US financial data grab a ‘coup,’ Heather Cox Richardson says
Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson characterized Elon Musk's actions over the weekend as "the largest ...
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.
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 ...
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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 ...
Wall Street asks SEC to extend timeline for US Treasury market overhaul
Wall Street is asking regulators for more time to implement a rule requiring centralized Treasury clearing as banks and funds ...