Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have partnered with the U.S. Treasury to implement anti-fraud measures. Aiming to stop tens of billions in fraudulent entitlement payments, the reforms focus on stricter payment tracking, mandatory justification for expenditures, and the rigorous enforcement of the \"Do Not Pay\" list to protect taxpayer funds.
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Doge and Treasury agree on new anti-fraud measures
at Treasury Department.
Elon Musk said Saturday that the Department
of Government Efficiency, DOGE,
And the U.S. Treasury Department have agreed
on new anti-fraud measures aimed at preventing tens of billions
of dollars in fraudulent government entitlement payments each year.
In a February 8th statement shared on social media Musk described
the scale of the problem as utterly insane,
citing estimates that at least $50 billion annually is being lost.
Due to improper payments, including funds going to individuals
without social security numbers or even temporary ID numbers,
ladies and gentlemen, this is unprecedented fraud,
and we need to find out where all that money is going.
There's no way to track it.
Musk, who leads Doge and has been designated
as a special government employee by President Donald Trump,
revealed in a post that Treasury officials estimate
that over $100 billion in annual entitlement payments
may be going to individuals without verifiable identification.
In a discussion with Treasury personnel, Treasury personnel
admitted to Doge and Musk that at least $50 billion a year,
around $1 billion a week, is fraudulent payments going out.
Quote, this is utterly insane and must be addressed immediately,
Musk wrote, adding that the Doge team
and Treasury have jointly agreed to a series of reforms.
One of the most significant changes will
be the requirement that all outgoing government
payments include a payment categorization code.
According to Musk, these codes are essential for financial audits,
yet they are frequently
left blank, making it nearly impossible
to track where the taxpayers' dollars are really
going.
Under the new rules,
every payment will also need to include a rationale in the comments
field.
They need to be signed by somebody or signed off as well.
Currently, many government payments lack any explanation whatsoever,
making it difficult to assess their legitimacy,
Musk said, while he emphasized that no judgment will
be applied to these rationales at this stage.
require at least some justification for payments
is expected to serve as a deterrent against
waste and fraud.
Another reform involves more effective implementation
of the Treasury's Do Not Pay list, which is
meant to prevent payments to fraudulent entities.
Deceased individuals suspected terrorist fronts and other entities
were people who should not be paid by federal agencies.
Musk said that this list has not been strictly enforced,
with some payments still being made to flagged entities.
He also pointed out that it can take up to a year.
For names to be added to the list,
calling for weekly or even daily updates to this no-pay list
to prevent ongoing fraud.
He's talking about sending money to terrorist groups. Musk said
that the above super obvious
and necessary changes will be implemented by existing
long-time career treasury employees, not anyone from Doge. His remarks.
In this regard, aligned
with Treasury Department Scott Bessent's insistence that Doge members
have read-only access to Treasury data
and that they have not been tinkering with sensitive
payment systems or information at the department,
which means the judge and his ruling are full
of bull.
The development comes as Doge focuses its cost-cutting
and efficiency enhancement efforts
at multiple federal agencies,
including the Treasury Department, as part of the Trump
administration's broader aim of reducing deficits
and eliminating fraud, waste, and
abuse of taxpayers' funds.
God bless you and yours, folks.
I hope he gets deep enough into the treasury.
Sounds like there's a lot of fraud ongoing there.
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