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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Elon Musk’s DOGE gains access to the Treasury Department

    The staff working for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are mostly inexperienced engineers in their early 20s. They now have direct access to the U.S. federal payments system.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 4, 2025 • 1 min read

    The staff working for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are mostly inexperienced engineers in their early 20s. They now have direct access to the U.S. federal payments system.

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