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Liberia Rescue Revenue and Expenditure Model (LRREM): A Proposal for Strengthening Fiscal Management and National Development
Background Liberia, the first independent African Republic (1847), played a crucial role in the continent’s decolonization process. Despite its historical significance, the country remains one of the ...
Musk Team’s Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge’s Ordered Halt
A judge ruled Saturday that the activities of Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting effort risk “the disclosure of sensitive ...
Elon Musk outlines 'super obvious' changes DOGE and Treasury have agreed to make
Billionaire Elon Musk says the Treasury Department has agreed to a list of "super obvious" changes to allow more audits of government payments.
Democrats call for investigation into Musk access of Treasury payment systems
Two Senate Democrats called for an investigation Tuesday into tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access of Department of Treasury ...
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Treasury says Musk’s DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system
The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed ... “This role involves a hiring process that includes a review of a candidate’s credentials and background, and demands the same ethical ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
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Treasury Defends Musk Team’s Access to Federal Payment System
“Treasury has no higher obligation than managing the government’s finances on behalf of the American people, and its payments system is critical to that process,” wrote Jonathan ...
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US Treasury temporarily agrees to limit DOGE access amid privacy lawsuit
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has agreed not to give Elon Musk’s government efficiency agency access to its payment systems while a judge hears arguments in a lawsuit alleging ...
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Treasury Department sued over DOGE payment access
The Treasury Department was sued by a coalition of groups over Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials receiving access to the federal payment system for the federal government.
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Federal employee unions are suing the Treasury and alleging Elon Musk's DOGE gained illegal and 'unprecedented' access to data
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Three federal employee unions have accused the Treasury Department of giving Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency unlawful access ...
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Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
such requests would be subject to an internal review process by Treasury Department officials. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the Senate ...
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DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
Three federal unions sought a temporary injunction blocking DOGE's access. In a filing late Wednesday evening, lawyers with the Justice Department agreed to a proposed order that would largely ...