The U.S. Treasury Department has given staff from billionaire Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency "read only" access to its payment systems, a department official said in a letter sent to Congress.

The US Treasury Department confirmed Tuesday that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been given “read-only” access to “coded data” of the government’s payments system.

A Treasury Department official told members of Congress DOGE will have "read-only access" to the government's payment system during its review.

WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is conducting an “operational efficiency assessment” of its payment systems and that the agency hasn’t suspended or rejected any payment instructions,