Sure is nuts….
Elon Musk and his DOGE team have been granted access to the US Treasury Department's payment system, according to a report in the New York Times. The move follows a standoff between Musk's team and a top Treasury official, David Lebryk, who refused to grant access to the department's payment system. The official was reportedly put on leave and then retired after the dispute.
US Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat) confirmed the news in a post on Bluesky, stating“Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it,”
Musk's allies, who were given access to the Treasury's payment system, were reportedly made employees of the department, underwent government vetting and received security clearances.
The Times archived report: