Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.
Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says
David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk over payment system access, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Musk staffer takes top role at Treasury Department with control over federal payment system
Tom Krause, a former executive involved in Elon Musk's DOGE, is the new financial assistant secretary at the Treasury
Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
US Treasury to tap Musk ally for senior job, Washington Post says
Tom Krause, the deputy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, is slated to become the financial assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Treasury elevates Musk ally to lead government payment system
The elevation of Tom Krause to a more powerful role at Treasury will likely inflame an ongoing backlash over DOGE.
Treasury Installs Musk Ally to Oversee Its Payment System
Tom Krause, a software executive, is the Treasury Department’s fiscal assistant secretary with access to a system that disburses government funds and includes Americans’ personal information.
Federal Employees Blocking Musk’s DOGE Staff Could Be Breaking The Law, US Prosecutor Says
A federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump says federal employees blocking Elon Musk's DOGE staff could be ...
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How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost
A top Treasury official plans to resign after a fight with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a sensitive payment system.
Top Treasury official retires over DOGE request for access to payment systems
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the ...
Elon Musk has your Social Security number. It’s as scary as it sounds.
David A. Lebryk had a volatile end to his 36 years serving the public at the Treasury Department last week. On Monday, he was ...
Watch the 'interaction' Elon Musk thanked President Donald Trump for
Elon Musk thanks President Donald Trump after he praised Musk for his cost-cutting efforts and budget management.
Democrats Respond To Musk ‘Illegally Seizing Power’ Over Treasury Payment System
Over the weekend, billionaire Elon Musk gained some level of access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, ...