Summary
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the federal government’s payment system due to concerns about access granted to Elon Musk’s DOGE team.
Treasury officials gave conflicting accounts of DOGE’s access, raising fears of improper data use.
The audit will also review security controls and transactions related to Musk’s claims of fraudulent payments.
The audit, expected to conclude in August, may issue interim reports if critical issues emerge.
You also have to consider they have to get a contract and/or government employee team together to do the audit. If they go the contract route, that entails doing a Request For Proposal and the proper bidding process.
Government is slow because it’s supposed to be transparent with proper accountability along every step. DOGE/Trump/etc all comparing government to private business is extremely stupid for numerous reasons, because they both serve wildly different purposes and have vastly different objectives. Anyone that wants the government to be more like how a private business operates is a fucking idiot.