Over the weekend, contractor Booz Allen Hamilton announced the termination of a subcontractor responsible for an internal Treasury Department threat assessment. The assessment raised concerns about the 'unprecedented insider threat risk' posed by the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the agency's sensitive payment system.
Booz Allen clarified that the assessment was a 'draft report' and contained unsubstantiated personal opinions. Despite being labeled as a draft, the report was widely circulated within the Treasury Department.
Booz Allen Hamilton, a company that generated over $10 billion in revenue last year, serves clients across the federal government.
The assessment in question was prepared by a contractor for the Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Service and shared with the bureau's IT staff. Sources familiar with the assessment emphasized that it does not represent the official stance of the Treasury Department on DOGE's access.
Recent events have highlighted concerns among government employees regarding DOGE's swift access to government systems. A federal court ruling permitted two Treasury Department employees associated with DOGE to maintain 'read-only' access to the payment system, indicating they cannot make changes.
However, the threat assessment pointed out that even read-only access could present significant risks. It stated that allowing DOGE members to continue accessing payment systems, even in a read-only capacity, poses the most substantial insider threat risk ever faced by the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
