U.S. Treasury payment system code being changed by young DOGE programmer
Apparently not only does Musk's team have access to the Treasury payments system, they are actively editing live code: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-cronies-dive-into-treasury-dept-payments-code-base
Despite unfamiliarity with the extremely complex, COBOL-based system, raising the chance they could break it accidentally (even leaving aside anything they would do intentionally): https://www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-the-trump-musk-treasury-payments-crisis-of-2025-not-read-only-access-anymore/
More here from WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/