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Ex-Treasury secretaries express worries over DOGE payment systems

Five former U.S. Treasury Secretaries warned that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency may threaten democracy by unlawfully undermining financial commitments.
A federal judge temporarily restricted Musk and DOGE from accessing a Treasury Department payment system due to risks of sensitive information disclosure and hacking.
The former Secretaries expressed concern over arbitrary political control of federal payments, which they deemed unlawful and harmful to democracy.
They highlighted that DOGE officials lack the ethics and training needed to manage sensitive data, risking exposure to adversaries.

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CNN

Ex-Treasury secretary sounds the alarm about DOGE

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers weighs in on the risks posed by Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to the Treasury’s payment system.

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Independent

Five former Treasury secretaries issue stark warning about DOGE takeover

Ex-officials took the ‘extraordinary step’ of commenting due to concern over the ‘arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments’

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Seeking Alpha

Former Treasury secretaries raise concerns over DOGE access

Former US treasury secretaries voice concerns over government efficiency access to payment system.

1 month ago·United States

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The Hill

Ex-Treasury secretaries express worries over DOGE payment systems

Former Treasury Secretaries penned an op-ed Monday expressing their concerns that officials at Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) gained access to the federal payment systems. Writing in The New York Times, five Democratic Treasury secretaries said their service to the country was founded on the “faithful execution of the law and Constitution of…

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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Axios

Former Treasury Secretaries sound alarm over DOGE access

"Arbitrary and capricious" control of payments" would be "corrosive to our democracy," they wrote.

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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PYMNTS.com

Former Democratic Treasury Secretaries Condemn DOGE Access to Payment Systems

Five former Democratic Treasury secretaries wrote Monday that the efforts of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to gain access to federal payment systems are a “cause for concern.” Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew and Janet Yellen wrote this in a paywalled opinion piece in The New York Times, The Hill reported Monday (Feb. 10). The former secretaries wrote that DOGE representatives have taken ove…

1 month ago

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