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DOGE access to Treasury payment systems triggers lawsuits and court limits
State attorneys general and unions challenge access to sensitive federal payment data·January 31, 2025
Reports in early 2025 said DOGE personnel gained access to Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment systems that process federal payments. Lawsuits by state attorneys general and unions challenged the access, citing privacy, security, and statutory concerns. Court filings later said DOGE staffer Marko Elez had mistakenly received read/write access to part of the payment system, despite earlier descriptions of access as read-only.
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Axios reported a judge limited DOGE access to Treasury payment-system information.
Thomson Reuters reported 19 state attorneys general sued and obtained emergency limits.
Washington Post and WIRED reported court filings said Marko Elez was mistakenly given read/write access.
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