Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down some payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used at the US Treasury Department.

The Trump administration pushed out a top Treasury Department official this week after he refused to give Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team access to the government’s vast payment system.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representatives have reportedly requested to gain access to US Treasury payment systems, triggering a significant clash with senior Treasury official David Lebryk.