“We’re pleased that the court acted quickly to put in safeguards to protect people’s personal information until the facts are sorted out,” said an attorney with the Public Citizen Litigation Group. A federal judge on Thursday issued an interim order limiting access to a critical U.S. Treasury Department payment system that members of billionaire Elon […]
“I can think of no good reason why political operators who have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law would need access to these sensitive, mission-critical systems,” Sen. Ron Wyden said. Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency—or DOGE—have been granted access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system that contains […]
“Elon Musk, who NO ONE VOTED FOR, wants to mess with our earned benefits,” said one advocacy group. “Hell no.” President Donald Trump has claimed the spending cuts he proposes won’t impact Medicare and Social Security, but new reporting on the sudden departure of the U.S. Treasury Department’s highest-ranking career official after a dispute over the payment systems that distribute those […]