Judge weighs interim ban on Elon Musk's DOGE accessing the financial data of millions of Americans
Elon Musk has no access to the Treasury's tax and Social Security data, a government lawyer said. A DC judge is mulling keeping it that way for now.
US Treasury says Musk team has 'read-only access' to payment data
The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday that Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has been granted "read-only access" to its payment system codes but denied that this cut off any government payments including for Social Security or Medicare.
Here's how Musk's access to Treasury system may impact Social Security, other government payments
The new Department of Government Efficiency now has access to a federal system responsible for $6 trillion in annual payments.
Unions drag US Treasury to court for giving Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E read-only access to data
A powerful group of unions has declared war on the US Treasury Department, filing a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) from accessing sensitive financial and personal information yesterday.
Democratic lawmakers slam Elon Musk's access to Treasury Department: 'We are at war'
Democratic lawmakers are speaking out against Elon Musk having access to the Treasury Department over fears of misappropriating taxpayers funds.
How Elon Musk's access to Treasury system may impact Social Security, other government payments
News that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk now has access to a government payment system that is responsible for $6 trillion in annual federal payments — including Social Security and Medicare benefits — has prompted criticism from Democratic lawmakers and advocates.
US Treasury's Payment System 'Not Being Touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent Says
But Bessent lauded Musk's efforts to cut government spending and said "DOGE is not going to fail," unlike previous government efficiency drives such as the Grace Commission in the
US Treasury clarifies extent of Elon Musk's access to payments data
The US Treasury said Tuesday that Elon Musk's government reform team can read data from its highly sensitive payment system but not alter it.
Unions sue to block Musk team’s access to Treasury payments
The complaint accuses the Trump administration of illegally granting Musk team’s access in violation of federal laws.
Musk now has access to federal payment systems. What does that mean?
With Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gaining control of the Treasury Department's payment system, consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms about the group's access to the federal government's financial spigot,
US Treasury moves to quell fears of Elon Musk taking over payments system
The US Treasury has sought to calm fears over Elon Musk’s access to its vast payments system, insisting no transactions have been cancelled, despite the billionaire’s claim to be “rapidly shutting down” remittances.
Judge eyes short-term block on Musk allies’ ability to share Treasury records outside the department
The move comes in a lawsuit alleging that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency is compromising Treasury’s ...
If Trump moves to eliminate the Education Department, Project 2025 tells what to expect next
Project 2025, a controversial initiative by the conservative Heritage Foundation from which Trump appears to be taking his ...
Why Musk Is So Focused on the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, America’s ‘Checkbook’
Spending power, privacy concerns and conflicts of interest have put the bureau at the center of a political fight.
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 ...
Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy
Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the ...
US Treasury Secretary affirms US-EU economic relationship in call with ECB's Lagarde
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed the importance of the U.S.-EU economic relationship and transatlantic ...
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'Infinite Nightmares at Once': Veterans Data Swept Up in Musk's Takeover of Treasury System
Sensitive veterans data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, are among the Treasury ...
US Senator Warns of Tax Records 'Compromised' by Elon Musk
Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, has said he wants to cut $2 trillion from federal government ...