The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system.

Summary

The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General has launched an audit into the security controls of the federal government’s payment system after concerns over access granted to Elon Musk’s DOGE.

The audit, requested by Democratic senators, will also examine transactions from the past two years amid allegations of fraudulent payments.

Treasury initially downplayed DOGE’s access but later admitted a team member had editing capabilities.

Lawsuits, congressional scrutiny, and warnings from former Treasury officials highlight concerns over DOGE’s potential misuse of sensitive government systems.

  • @NightwingdragonEnglish
    15•9 days ago

    This will be closed as fast as it was opened, with Trump having anybody involved in the audit fired.

    That said, what’s the end game here? Telling us that virtually everything Musk did was illegal? We already knew that. Do you have the power to do anything about it? No. You’ll hand it over to Congress who will proceed to wipe their asses with it.

    • @Lasherz12
      8•9 days ago

      Records are still important when history is written. Nazis tried and failed to rewrite history largely because of these records and accounts.