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U.S. Treasury launches security audit. The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General said on Feb. 14 it’s launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system. The announcement came after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The audit will also review the past two years of the system’s transactions as it relates to Mr. Musk’s assertion of “alleged fraudulent payments.” The audit marks part of the broader effort led by Democratic lawmakers and federal employee unions to provide transparency about DOGE’s activities.

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