Elon Musk, Treasury and payment system

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.
Treasury elevates Musk ally to lead government payment system
The elevation of Tom Krause to a more powerful role at Treasury will likely inflame an ongoing backlash over DOGE.
US judge temporarily blocks Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
A lawsuit filed by 19 U.S. states said Elon Musk and his team could disrupt funding for clinics, preschools, climate initiatives and other programs, and that Trump could use the information to further his political agenda.
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.
Treasury 'mistakenly' gave Musk DOGE worker ability to change payments system: court docs
Prior to resigning from the Treasury Department, Marko Elez at one point had "read/write permissions" to the Secure Payment System, Joseph Gioeli III indicated in a court filing.
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 ...
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“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 ...
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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 ...
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Court gives Trump team more access to payment systems that feed CMS, but blocks most political appointees
A federal judge Tuesday narrowed a restraining order and allowed more career federal officials to access sensitive payment systems.
Judge modifies order allowing Senate-confirmed political appointees access to payment systems
A New York federal judge modified a temporary restraining order that prevents DOGE employees from accessing Treasury payment systems ...
Fed Chair Powell: 'I believe' Treasury payment 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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5 questions about DOGE’s access to federal payment systems
Questions are swirling about how much access Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has to Americans’ ...
13 States to Sue DOGE Over Access to Federal Payment Systems Containing Personal Data
A group of Democratic attorneys general vowed to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s agency from accessing systems containing ...