Elon Musk, serving as a senior advisor in Donald Trump’s administration, has influenced significant changes in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Recently, DOGE announced on X (formerly Twitter) a pivotal update aimed at enhancing financial transparency: the Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) will now be mandatory for all government transactions. This adjustment addresses the previously optional status of the TAS field, which made tracing the $4.7 trillion in payments challenging.
The decision is expected to greatly improve the management and oversight of federal spending. Musk, acknowledging the collaborative effort between DOGE, the U.S. Treasury, and the Federal Reserve, highlighted this as a “major improvement in Treasury payment integrity.”
Despite Musk’s active role in promoting these changes, the White House clarified that he does not officially work as a DOGE employee but advises the president like other senior White House advisors, without the authority to make government decisions.