India, Feb. 18 -- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) identified a code that links US Treasury payments to a budget line item, accounting for approximately $4.7 trillion in payments that were frequently left blank.

In a post on X February 18, the DOGE wrote, "The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) is an identification code linking a Treasury payment to a budget line item (standard financial process)."

"In the Federal Government, the TAS field was optional for ~$4.7 Trillion in payments and was often left blank, making traceability almost impossible. As of Saturday, this is now a required field, increasing insight into where money is actually going."

DOGE credited the US Treasury was acknowledged for their efforts in determ...