The Treasury Department has confirmed in a letter to Congress that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff will be given “read-only” access to the Fiscal Service Bureau’s nearly $6 trillion federal payments system.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently granted DOGE access to the vital federal government payments system.
Scores of Democratic lawmakers appeared at a “Nobody Elected Elon” rally outside the Treasury Building in Washington on Feb. 4. They expressed concerns about the possibility of cybersecurity risks, missed payments, and politically motivated meddling.
“We have got to tell Elon Musk: ‘Nobody elected your [expletive]. Nobody told you you could get all of our private information. Nobody told you, you could be in charge of the payments of this country,’” said Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)….