Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) gained access to Treasury Department data over the weekend that is considered sensitive. The news comes days after it was reported Friday evening that his President Donald Trump-backed commission was seeking to get its hands on systems responsible for handling trillions of dollars of annual payments.

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has reportedly gained access to the Treasury Department's payment system.

Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used at the US Treasury Department.

USAID’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after trying to prevent employees from the Depart of Government Efficiency from accessing secure USAID systems,

The system disbursed more than $5 trillion in FY2023. 'These payment systems simply cannot fail,' says Sen. Ron Wyden, who voiced concern about Musk's conflicts of interest.

Harvard professor calls data the "new gold rush" as tech billionaire's department given "unprecedented" access.

The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems,