GOP senators rail against staggering $4.7 trillion in untraceable Treasury payments

GOP senators rail against staggering $4.7 trillion in untraceable Treasury payments

Earlier this year, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered $4.7 trillion in untraceable Treasury Department payments. Prior to the discovery, Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) identification codes were optional for $4.7 trillion in Treasury Department payments, so they were often left blank and were untraceable. The field is now required to increase "insight into where the money is actually going," the Treasury Department an…

GOP Senators Complain About Untraceable Treasury Payments Uncovered by DOGE But Little Is Being Done About It

(Substack)—The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, revealed earlier this year that $4.7 trillion in Treasury Department payments were untraceable. Previously, Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) codes were not mandatory for these payments, leading to many blank entries and untraceable funds. In February, the Treasury Department and DOGE announced that TAS codes are now required to provide “insight into where the money is actu…