DOGE says ID code for $4.7 trillion in federal payments often left blank
Leaving the Treasury Access Symbol blank makes traceability 'almost impossible,' the Department of Government Efficiency said Monday.
DOGE Raises Alarm Over $4.7 Trillion 'Almost Impossible' to Trace
The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said the Treasury Department did not enforce a tracking code, making it "almost impossible" to trace around $4.7 trillion in federal payments. Newsweek has contacted DOGE and the Treasury for comment via email outside regular working hours.
DOGE says $4.7 trillion in Treasury’s federal payments ‘untraceable’
About $4.7 trillion of payments from the Treasury Department are ‘untraceable,’ as per Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The transactions were missing the Treasury Account Symbol.
DOGE discovers $4.7 trillion in Treasury payments were missing critical code: ‘Traceability almost impossible’
The transactions were reportedly missing the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS), an identification code which links a Treasury payment to a budget line item.
DOGE Uncovers Budget Line Item Issue That Made $4.7 Trillion in Government Payments 'Almost Impossible' to Trace
It could be here. It could be there. It could be almost anywhere. So says the Department of Government Efficiency about almost $5 trillion in taxpayer money that has been spent on who-knows-what. “The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) is an identification code linking a Treasury payment to a budget line item (standard financial process).
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Elon Musk Can Now Access Your Personal Information: What You Need to Know
The Department of Government Efficiency is reportedly seeking access to sensitive payment systems in the Treasury Department.
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