Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has obtained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, including Social Security and Medicare data, according to sources. DOGE, tasked with reducing federal programs and staff,

The move by DOGE, a Trump administration task force assigned to find ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations, means it could have wide leeway to access important taxpayer data,

If Elon Musk or his DOGE team were to attempt to block federal payments, it would likely face legal challenges given the money is approved by Congress.

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing secure USAID systems,