In the US Treasury saga, Secretary Scott Bessent (@ScottBessent) denies allegations that Treasury employees have unauthorized control over American payment systems. The controversy centered on whether the DOGE team, two employees under close scrutiny, could modify payment data.
Bessent clarified to Bloomberg that these employees have "read-only" access, unable to alter anything. A federal judge upheld this, mandating only viewing capabilities. This attempt to safeguard the system supposedly shields us from Big Brother's potential reach. Ah, the irony of trusting the guards!
