News that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk now has access to a government payment system that is responsible for $6 trillion in annual federal payments — including Social Security and Medicare benefits — has prompted criticism from Democratic lawmakers and advocates.
Yet in a new letter to Congress, the Treasury Department said the new development has not caused those benefit payments to be “delayed or re-routed.” Last week, it was reported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted access to the federal payment system to
, an office within the president’s executive office. has been tasked with finding ways to reduce federal spending and increase government efficiency. Democratic lawmakers and advocacy organizations have raised their concerns about what that could mean for the continuity of federal payments and access to Americans’ confidential information. “Millions of Americans rely on these systems for Social Security checks, Medicare benefits, federal salaries, grants and tax refunds,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
is looking to do is restructure the payment system to reflect the President’s goals and his mission, especially regarding the executive orders,” the White House official said. “Any payments going for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, those are not at odds with the president’s executive order,” the official said. “Any assertion otherwise is just a lie.
and has been hired by the Treasury Department. Federal worker 'buyout' may impact Social Security The Trump administration has offered federal employees buyouts, whereby they may resign and get paid through September. Federal workers have until Thursday to accept the resignation offers. While reports suggest at least 20,000 federal employees have taken buyouts, that number isn’t current, according to a U.S. Office of Personnel Management spokesperson.
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