DOGE Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System–What to Know

The Treasury Department has clarified that DOGE has ’read-only' access to the federal payments system.

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The Treasury Department has confirmed in a letter to Congress that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff will be given “read-only” access to the Fiscal Service Bureau’s nearly $6 trillion federal payments system.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently granted DOGE access to the vital federal government payments system.