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Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury payment system, filings say
A 25-year-old associate of Elon Musk and former Treasury Department employee was "mistakenly" given the ability to make changes to a sensitive federal payment system, officials with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service disclosed in a series of court filings late Tuesday.
Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musk’s Team
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.
“DOGE” Access to Treasury Payment Systems Raises Serious Risks
This primer explains what the Bureau of the Fiscal Service does, how it has traditionally been managed by career civil servants, and the risks posed by tampering with the system.
US Treasury's payment system 'not being touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent says
The U.S. Treasury's payment system won't be touched by Elon Musk's government efficiency team, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business on Wednesday, adding that any decisions to stop payments would be made by other agencies.
Treasury revoked editing access ‘mistakenly’ given to DOGE staffer
A 25-year-old DOGE staffer was accidentally given permissions to edit the Treasury Department's payments system, according to court records.
Musk aide given payment system access by mistake: US official
An Elon Musk aide was mistakenly given clearance to make changes to the US Treasury Department's highly sensitive payments system containing millions of Americans' personal information, a department o
Judge Loosens Order Barring Treasury Officials From Payment System
Senate-confirmed officials, including Secretary Scott Bessent, may now see the system. The judge continued to bar Elon Musk’s ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
Treasury Officials Admit Musk’s Racist DOGE Minion Had Power to Alter Payments
A 25-year-old member of Elon Musk’s DOGE squad who resigned after his racist social media account came to light was ...
Fed's Powell says 'I believe' Treasury payments system is safe
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered some new assurances Tuesday about payments routed to the central bank from the ...
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DOGE will keep limited access to Treasury payments system with 2 associates having ‘read-only’ view
Two Treasury Department employees affiliated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will keep limited access to ...
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Trump officials seek to toss restraining order blocking DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
The Trump administration says the emergency injunction is overly broad in barring high-level Trump appointees from carrying ...
Judge adjusts ruling blocking Musk, DOGE from Treasury Department payment systems
A federal judge Tuesday clarified that a ruling preventing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from ...