The federal government will, for now, restrict the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to U.S. Department of Treasury payment systems, government lawyers said in a Feb. 5 court filing.
“The Defendants will not provide access to any payment record or payment system of records maintained by or within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service,” they said in a proposed order they are asking a federal judge to enter.
Exceptions include several special government employees, whose access would be “read-only,” the lawyers said.
After Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted DOGE access to the Treasury Department’s payment system, through which the bulk of federal payments are made….