US Treasury temporarily agrees to limit DOGE access amid privacy lawsuit
The U.S. Treasury Department has agreed not to give Elon Musk’s government efficiency agency access to its payment systems while a judge hears arguments in a lawsuit alleging the billionaire adviser to U.
Senators spar over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
Democratic and Republican senators publicly sparred Wednesday over billionaire Elon Musk and his allies at the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) reported access to a sensitive federal
DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
The DOJ agreed to a proposed order that would largely block the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency.
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.
Musk's team can access Treasury systems. What could go wrong?
Potential cybersecurity and data privacy violations are among the many dangers of giving the Tesla CEO free rein over systems and data used for Social Security benefits and tax refunds.
Unpacking claims that Elon Musk and his DOGE team secured access to Treasury payment systems
Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment system, according to several reputable news outlets.
Gov't employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Three U.S. government employee unions filed a lawsuit Monday against the Treasury, alleging that its sharing of confidential information with the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency violated the law.
US Treasury Says Musk Team Has 'Read-Only Access' to Payment Data
The confirmation of a Musk associate's access to the system codes came in a letter from a Treasury official to Democratic Senator Ron Wyden that said the review was being undertaken to "maximize payment integrity for agencies and the public".
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Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy
It’s only a matter of time until DOGE meddling inadvertently triggers a catastrophic failure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service ...
U.S. Treasury Department sanctions network shipping Iranian oil to China
The Treasury Department Thursday imposed new sanctions on an international oil network it said ships hundreds of millions of ...
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Lawmakers discuss ‘debanking’ in crypto, raise concerns about Musk’s access to Treasury systems
Lawmakers debated why banks are suddenly closing customer accounts, a phenomenon they call “debanking,” at a hearing Feb. 5, ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Says Tariffs Aimed at Bringing Manufacturing Back to US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans are largely aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the ...
Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund in United States, possibly to buy TikTok
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the creation of a government-owned sovereign wealth fund of financial assets, which ...