GAO Report on DOGE Payments Access ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’

DOGE duo ducked security rules during Treasury stint, GAO finds

Two DOGE associates dispatched to the Treasury Department in the early days of the second Trump administration flouted various IT security rules while the agency itself fell short on implementing proper cyber controls, a new watchdog report found. The Government Accountability Office examined access that a pair of DOGE staffers had to Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment systems from Jan. 20-April 11, 2025. The audit aimed to determine what the …

GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of the iceberg’

GAO's latest report found Treasury didn't follow basic security protocol in granting a DOGE staffer access to sensitive payments information last year.

Treasury missed security controls in giving DOGE system access, GAO finds

Congress’ watchdog reported on Tuesday that the Treasury Department gave a Department of Government Efficiency associate access to the government’s payment systems last year without fully following all of its own security controls — and the DOGE team didn’t always hew to Treasury’s protocols, either.  The findings are among the first reports the Government Accountability Office has released about DOGE’s work, and GAO is working on more audits fo…

DOGE Worker Got Treasury Payment Data Without Security Checks

A member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency received access to Treasury Department payment data without undertaking the proper security protocols, according to a new watchdog report.