US EditionDOGE says over $330M in 'improper payment requests' rejected
- A White House unit responsible for government efficiency reported that, following the Treasury’s rollout of an automated payment verification system, over $330 million in improper payment claims were identified and subsequently denied due to issues with budget coding.
- This discovery followed concerns about missing or invalid Treasury Access Symbol budget codes, which were often left blank for nearly $4.7 trillion in federal payments.
- The optional TAS field hindered traceability, prompting DOGE to require it now, and the system flagged payments not linked to authorized budgets or exhausted budget lines.
- DOGE also cut a $50,000 consulting contract described as a 'wasteful problem-solving' expense and reported nearly $1 billion in savings from ending wasteful contracts.
- These actions highlight DOGE’s aggressive push to reduce federal spending and increase financial oversight, though some lawmakers criticized the approach and its impact on federal workers.
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DOGE, Treasury discover $334M in improper payment requests due to foul codes
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in improper payment requests were identified after going live with its first automated payment system last week.
DOGE Catches $334 Million In Improper Payments In One Week - The American Tribune.com
In another groundbreaking discovery, DOGE used a new automated system to uncover a reported $334 million in improper payment requests within the span of just one week, with the agency’s X account reporting that the sum included requests that were unauthorized and invalid. For context, in a post shared on X on April 29, 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) confirmed that they had successfully completed an investigation into the Tr…
'This is a big deal': $334 million in improper payment requests were identified and rejected by Treasury · American Wire News
An update from DOGE proved the benefit of one simple change at the U.S. Treasury Department that flagged hundreds of millions of dollars in “improper payment requests.” Hardly a surprise to anyone familiar with the business of the federal government, especially those who’ve seen Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s (R) annual Festivus Report, out-of-control spending has become a feature rather than a bug. Seeking to correct that, the Department of Governme…
Treasury Dept. Rejects Over $300 Million in Improper Payment Requests Using New Verification System › American Greatness
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blocked its first improper payment requests using a new automated payment verification system. The Department of Government Efficiency […] Source
Musk: DOGE News on $334M in ‘Improper’ Payments a ‘Big Deal’
Elon Musk on Tuesday praised a Treasury Department report detailing hundreds of millions of dollars in “improper payment requests” as a “big deal.” In a repost on X from the Department of Government Efficiency, it was stated that when the Treasury Department went “live with its first automated payment verification system,” it reported identifying and rejecting $334 million in payment requests because of “missing budget codes, invalid budget code…
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