Treasury says Elon Musk’s DOGE has “read only” access to payment systems

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team has been given “read only” access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, and federal expenditures have not been affected, the Treasury said in a letter to Congress late Tuesday.  The letter, from Jonathan Blum, a Treasury official, said that a review of the Treasury’s Fiscal Service payment

LIVE 2/5, 10 AM ET: House Committee Hearing on ‘Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America’s Cyber Workforce’

LIVE 2/5, 10 AM ET: House Committee Hearing on ‘Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America’s Cyber Workforce’ Feb-04-2025 The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on “Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America’s Cyber Workforce” at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 5. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?

USAID putting nearly all staff on leave; overseas missions shuttering

Washington — Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, will be placed on leave Friday night, the agency announced on its website Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, all overseas missions for USAID had been ordered to shut down, and all staff recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. 

Trump: ‘US Will Take Over the Gaza Strip’ to Rebuild

President Donald Trump made the remarks after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. WASHINGTON—After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump suggested the United States could “take over” the Gaza Strip to rebuild it. Trump doubled down on his previous idea that today’s Gazans