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.
I can articulate exactly what will go wrong with a slow audit: absolute irrelevance. High likelihood, high severity.
Can you articulate as clearly what will go wrong with moving with urgency?
You can’t be nearly as thorough as needed if you rush, and this is probably something we’ll only get one chance to do.