The Treasury Payment System DOGE Is Targeting: QuickTake

Elon Musk’s mission to shrink the size of the US government has put a spotlight on an obscure federal office whose work directly touches nearly every American. The US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service processes billions of payments worth trillions of dollars each year, acting as the central clearinghouse for almost everything the federal government spends money on, from Social Security payments and veterans benefits to grants for state governments. As such, BFS has become a focal point for Musk and his efforts to cut federal spending without Congressional involvement through his task force, the Department of ...