Treasury Department officials disclosed that a 25-year-old staffer associated with Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service was mistakenly granted access to a sensitive federal payments database. This access, which allowed the staffer to modify data, was given briefly and without authorization. The incident has prompted an ongoing internal forensic investigation. Officials confirmed that the staffer did not utilize the permissions granted. The sensitive payments system contains personal information of millions of Americans, raising concerns about data security. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service provided details regarding the incident in a series of court filings.