# **D.O.G.E Given Access to Major Payment Systems by the US Treasury Department**
The US Treasury, the United States Department of the Treasury, announced that they have given access to their major payment systems to the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E).
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved the government's move to involve D.O.G.E in managing a number of budgets to payment systems in the US.
Later, Elon Musk's team at D.O.G.E will manage core or most important payments such as social security, medicare or health, funds allocated to federal contracts, and taxes.
Therefore, with permission to the payment system, Musk's team is able to influence the disbursement of funds that will be approved by Congress.
US Senator Ron Wyden also said that this could raise suspicion and corruption in it, especially since the US Treasury payment system handles more than US$6 million every day on behalf of various federal agencies, such as the personal data of millions of US citizens.
However, with access to sensitive information, D.O.G.E. must prioritize security protocols to be more stringent and able to protect personal data.
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