Summary

Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) have been granted access to the U.S. Treasury’s federal payment system, raising concerns about security and misuse.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved the move after a top Treasury official was ousted for resisting.

Critics warn Musk could freeze payments to government programs or manipulate federal contracts.

The move coincides with DOGE’s takeover of the Office of Personnel Management.

Experts call it a dangerous power grab, as Musk holds no official government position.

  • spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 hours ago

    Thanks to Verizon/TMobile/AT&T being the swiss cheese fort Knox, I’d be surprised if Felon Skum didn’t have it.

    Companies have played fast and loose with our PII for so long that it’s at a point where we need something else to act as that value so it’s actually secret. But with this administration, that would end up being a wrist tattoo…

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      5 hours ago

      I already have a suspicion that he might already be leaking information out to third parties from Twitter (private messages, etc.), so…