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IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEWS: Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.” (Gift link here: wapo.st/4jH7XYa)

wapo.stSenior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment systemA top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.

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JUST IN: "Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

reuters.comExclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources sayAides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.