US states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments.
19 states sue to block DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records
Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have caused an outcry among Democratic lawmakers in the past several weeks over their access of sensitive records and their attempts to unilater
Senators spar over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
Democratic and Republican senators publicly sparred Wednesday over billionaire Elon Musk and his allies at the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) reported access to a sensitive federal
19 States File Lawsuit To Block Musk's DOGE From Accessing Personal Data
Friday's lawsuit comes after DOGE employees gained access to data within the Treasury's sensitive payments system.
Gov't employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Three U.S. government employee unions filed a lawsuit Monday against the Treasury, alleging that its sharing of confidential information with the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency violated the law.
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
The judge also ordered Musk and his team to “immediately destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from Treasury Department’s records and systems, if any.”
19 states sue Trump, Treasury to halt DOGE access
Democratic state attorneys general continued their legal resistance to President Donald Trump’s early policies Friday, filing a new lawsuit accusing Trump and the Treasury Department of violating federal law by granting Elon Musk’s aides access to a sensitive federal payments database.
US Treasury to tap Musk ally for senior job, Washington Post says
Tom Krause, the deputy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, is slated to become the financial assistant ...
DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
The DOJ agreed to a proposed order that would largely block the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data ...
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Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy
It’s only a matter of time until DOGE meddling inadvertently triggers a catastrophic failure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service ...
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Attorney General Mayes and Allies Slam Treasury for Granting Elon Musk Access to Sensitive U.S. Data in Unprecedented Legal Pushback
Attorneys general object to the Treasury's decision to give Elon Musk access to sensitive U.S. payment systems.
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Lawmakers discuss ‘debanking’ in crypto, raise concerns about Musk’s access to Treasury systems
Lawmakers debated why banks are suddenly closing customer accounts, a phenomenon they call “debanking,” at a hearing Feb. 5, ...
US Treasury appoints Hood as acting comptroller of the currency
The U.S. Treasury Department has appointed Rodney Hood to serve as the acting comptroller of the currency from February 10, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement on Friday.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Takeover of Treasury Just Became More Ominous
Elon Musk is planning to install one of his cronies to oversee key payment systems at the Department of Treasury.
Musk to rehire Treasury DOGE staffer behind racist posts after Trump endorses idea
Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and ...