According to several people familiar with the situation, the Treasury Department has granted Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government.
Efficiency (DOGE) team access to the extensive federal payment system that manages billions of dollars in government spending,
ABC News said. Since it holds sensitive data on hundreds of millions of Americans, the payment system,
Which functions as the federal government’s checkbook, is a carefully held business managed by career officials. Only a select few are permitted access to the data.
David Lebryk, the career official who previously oversaw the payment system, was put on administrative leave last week for refusing to give Musk and his government efficiency.
Team access to the database, according to reports that the demand for access to the payment system caused such a rift inside the Treasury Department.