Treasury defends Musk team's access to Federal Payment System

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Musk is in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is a “temporary organization” President Donald Trump created via executive order rather than an official department.
HuffPost
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In response, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent a letter on Tuesday to the congressional watchdog agency demanding it probe reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had personally granted Musk and his aides that permission.
The News International
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A 25-year-old engineer, Marko Elez, who previously worked for two of Elon Musk’s companies, has direct access to US Treasury Department systems that handle nearly all government payments, WIRED reported.
Hindustan Times
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Hundreds of protesters and a contingent of Democratic lawmakers rallied outside the Department of the Treasury in Washington on Tuesday, denouncing what they called Elon Musk’s “hostile takeover” of federal financial systems, as demonstrations spilled on to, and took over, the street outside the building.
Guardian

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