Treasury installs ally of Musk’s DOGE as head of payment system
The move follows the ousting of a career official who rebuffed attempts to use the payment system to stop federal spending.
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are ...
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Protesters Hold 'Nobody Elected Elon' Rally Outside Treasury Building
Several US senators joined demonstrators at a “Nobody elected Elon!” protest held outside the US Department of Treasury ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Takeover of Treasury Just Became More Ominous
Elon Musk is planning to install one of his cronies to oversee key payment systems at the Department of Treasury.
Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington
From USAID to the U.S. federal payment system, Musk is spearheading plans to audit and cut multiple government agencies ...
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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 ...
Treasury Defends Musk Team’s Access to Federal Payment System
The department said that no payments would be interrupted and that it was conducting a review of the integrity of the system.
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Hagerty staffer tapped for Treasury financial regulatory post
Luke Pettit could have an expanded role compared to previous assistant secretaries for financial institutions as President Donald Trump eyes Treasury lead for deregulatory agenda.
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Warren leads protest against Elon Musk at U.S. Treasury, vows to 'fight back'
"In the building behind me, Elon Musk is seizing power away from the American people," Warren told hundreds gathered outside ...
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 ...
Federal workers protest over DOGE access to Treasury Department Data
Federal workers gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest what Democratic members of Congress say is an illegal takeover of ...
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, ...