# Treasury watchdog will audit DOGE access to payment systems

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/treasury-watchdog-will-audit-doge-access-to-payment-systems/
- Published: 2025-02-18T09:45:55-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Anna Rose Layden / Getty Images. Article by Matt Bracken. FedScoop &#8211; February 14, 2025. The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General said it has opened an audit into the agency’s payments system after Department of Government Efficiency liaisons accessed the personal and financial information of Americans stored by the Bureau of Fiscal Service. In letters to Democrats in the Senate and House, Loren Sciurba, Treasury’s deputy inspector general, said the OIG initiated the audit into [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at fedscoop.com Related articles: Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk&#8217;s DOGE &#8211; Defense One Trump Launches Mass Purge of Air Traffic Control Staff &#8211; The New Republic ‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts &#8211; The Guardian White House reviewing CHIPS Act awards, upcoming payments possibly delayed &#8211; Tom&#8217;s Hardware US science in chaos as impact of Trump’s executive orders sinks in &#8211; Physics World
