Posted on 02/14/2025 8:53:53 AM PST by EBH
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
The audit will also review the past two years of the system’s transactions as it relates to Musk’s assertion of ‘’alleged fraudulent payments,‘’ according to a letter from Loren J. Sciurba, Treasury’s deputy inspector general, that was obtained by The Associated Press.
The audit marks part of the broader effort led by Democratic lawmakers and federal employee unions to provide transparency and accountability about DOGE’s activities under President Donald Trump’s Republican administration. The Musk team has pushed for access to the government’s computer systems and sought to remove tens of thousands of federal workers.
‘‘We expect to begin our fieldwork immediately,‘’ Sciburba wrote. ‘’Given the breadth of this effort, the audit will likely not be completed until August; however, we recognize the danger that improper access or inadequate controls can pose to the integrity of sensitive payment systems. As such, if critical issues come to light before that time, we will issue interim updates and reports.‘’
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
Every day they wake up scared. It’s bad. Real bad.
Trump moved so damn fast, they have their thumbs up their asses.
But they didn't do it under the biden administration.
Why not?
Inquiring minds want to know.
And who is paying for that audit?
Wouldn’t the “Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General” be accountable to the treasury secretary? If so, did Besset approve of this?
And of course the Mpls. Star and Sickle is on it.
You mean the IG that hasn’t done a proper audit on federal spending in 50 years? That IG?
For the IG to determine if DOGE is using properly secure methods, he must consult with computer security and help desk expert, Elon Musk.
Huh...DOGE wouldnt have to do this if these idiot IG’s ha actually done their job in the first place
There is a lawyer and a member of HR imbedded with every DOGE team. Good luck finding them doing something illegal. This is a joke.
The IG serves at the pleasure of the President.
All the rest is noise.
Neither does the judicial.
President Trump should hire Musk as a Treasury employee, and give him all the security clearances needed to do the work.
ONLY THE PAST 2 YEARS?
THAT ISN’T 1/10,000th of the problem...
B S .
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.