Musk, audit and Treasury

Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to the US government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
Ex-Treasury secretaries express worries over DOGE payment systems
Former Treasury Secretaries penned an op-ed Monday expressing their concerns that officials at Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) gained access to the federal payment
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to federal government’s payment system
The Musk team has pushed for access to the government’s computer systems and sought to remove tens of thousands of federal workers.
Judge Extends Block on Elon Musk's DOGE From Accessing Treasury Systems
A U.S. judge on Friday extended a temporary block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team, known as DOGE, from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in payments.
Watchdogs probe DOGE's access to Treasury payments system, Musk's fraud allegations
The Government Accountability Office and Treasury Department inspector general both said they were probing access to the payment systems.
Judges to consider barring Musk's DOGE team from government systems
Three federal judges will consider on Friday whether Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team known as DOGE will have access to Treasury Department payment systems and potentially sensitive data at U.
Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO
An email sent to workers at the US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service said DOGE’s Tom Krause is “currently” ...
US Treasury's Bessent says Americans will see value in Ukraine for them
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he visited Ukraine this week to further align the United States with the Ukrainian ...
Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
The visit by Scott Bessent was the first by a Trump official since the president’s return to office and came amid uncertainty ...
Donald Trump Says He Told U.S. Treasury to Stop Making New Pennies, Calling the Coin 'Wasteful'
Donald Trump has declared on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that he wants to cease production of the U.S. penny, writing ...
US Treasury Secretary to visit Ukraine for talks on rare earth minerals
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, ...
Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies
Can he do that? It’s not clear. But President Trump is right when he says that pennies “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” ...
Making change: Trump tells US Treasury to stop making pennies. What if we drop the penny?
President Trump said he wants the U.S. Treasury to stop making pennies. Can he do a penny drop? Does it need Congressional ...
Trump says he's instructed the Treasury to stop making new pennies
"Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Implications Of A U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund
Effectively, it's a government-run hedge fund that invests in assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure.