Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
Treasury Official Who Oversees Federal Payments System Is Leaving
The US Treasury official who oversees the world’s largest financial infrastructure, including the federal government’s cash-management operations and debt financing, is stepping down from the job.
Elon Musk Lieutenants Given Access To US Treasury Department’s Payments System: Report
Representatives from a team led by billionaire businessman and political activist Elon Musk have been granted access to the US Treasury Department’s payments system, a move that could significantly impact federal spending oversight,
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants Access to the Treasury’s Payment Systems: Report
A senior Treasury official is set to resign after Musk’s allies at DOGE repeatedly demanded access to sensitive government payment systems
Musk pushes out top Treasury official over effort to access US government payment system: report
Musk reportedly sought to access the system responsible for paying Social Security benefits and federal contracts
Treasury official retires after clash with DOGE over access to payment system
A longtime Treasury Department official is leaving his job after a dispute with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has reportedly been seeking access to federal payment systems.
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
The access, granted by Scott Bessent, Trump’s newly confirmed treasury secretary, comes after the ousting of the agency’s top career official.
Musk claims DOGE found lax Treasury payment controls
Musk did not offer evidence for his assertion that Treasury instructed employees to approve payments to known fraudulent or terrorist groups.
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 ...
Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says
David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of ...
U.S. Treasury withdraws from global financial climate coalition
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it was withdrawing from the network of central banks and regulators focused on curbing ...
Scott Bessent Is Sworn In as 79th US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...
The US debt limit may be an unsung bull catalyst for stocks in the early months of 2025
The breaching of the US debt limit could expose 2 bullish catalysts for stock prices: lower interest rates and gridlock among ...
Senate slated to vote on South Carolina billionaire hedge fund executive to lead US Treasury
Trump's Treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent, says extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the 'single most important ...
Wall Street asks SEC to extend timeline for US Treasury market overhaul
Wall Street is asking regulators for more time to implement a rule requiring centralized Treasury clearing as banks and funds ...