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Dulcinea

(8,358 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 05:06 PM Feb 2025

Trump administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems

(NBC News) Attorneys for the Justice Department have agreed to temporarily restrict staffers associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing information in the Treasury Department’s payment system.

The agreement comes after a group of union members and retirees sued the Treasury Department alleging that providing DOGE access to the federal government’s massive payment and collections system — and the personal data housed in it — violated federal privacy laws.

The Trump administration filed a motion Wednesday night seeking to enter a proposed order that detailed the agreed-upon terms.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-agrees-restrict-doge-055540703.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20250206-0&bt_user_id=Ab%2FAHAPjD1bJKFT7Ro5qh7LhpngMyPTVnONbWtsWZxLuWmYY7qykc2g9JOXw%2FUSQ&bt_ts=1738875730359

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Trump administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems (Original Post) Dulcinea Feb 2025 OP
I trust nothing this liar does and says. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #1
After they've copied all the data they need Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 #2
And installed back door access dalton99a Feb 2025 #8
Oh sure................ Lovie777 Feb 2025 #3
Liars. Tootbsb Feb 2025 #4
One of those employee, Marko Elez, just resigned Phoenix61 Feb 2025 #5
trump will just order the data under his name. Probably can't turn MFer down. Silent Type Feb 2025 #6
Too late calguy Feb 2025 #7

Phoenix61

(18,346 posts)
5. One of those employee, Marko Elez, just resigned
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 05:15 PM
Feb 2025

As he is specifically named in the court order doesn’t look like he can be replaced without the judges consent.

“Employee has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics”

https://www.wsj.com/tech/doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-posts-d9f11a93

calguy

(5,903 posts)
7. Too late
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 05:23 PM
Feb 2025

They’ve had access since Friday and probably stolen everything they were after.

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