Please tell me again how DOGE isn't exposing any government corruption and Elon is just stealing your information


4.7 TRILLION
FFS. No wonder everyone hates Democrats.
This is one of the stupidest things you have ever posted. The funds are not untraceable. Electronic payments have a From and a To bank account number and recipient is named. All payments processed are also given a reference number by the bank so that they can be traced when the recipient says โI didnโt get itโ. Banks generate a Proof of Payment that can also be shared with the recipient to show that a payment was sent.
That is not what they are complaining about. They are complaining that payments were missing the
optional TAS code for cross-referencing to a budget.
In electronic payments description/comments field that might make it a little easier for the accountants to record what the payment is for. But, the government will have the proper controls (a purchasing requisition system with approvals (against a budget) and a P.O. # before the payment can even be processed) so the accountants can still figure out what the payments were is for through cross referencing the payment, the vendor invoice and the purchasing system. And if the vender isnโt setup no payments will be made. Setting up a vendor means a vendor credit check, getting their TIN (tax id number) and other data to make sure they are legitimate. All companies will have complex controls around payments. That description/comments data field acts just like the memo line on a cheque that is also
optional. Leaving it blank doesnโt stop the cheque from clearing. In the example below, there will still be an invoice from the gas company and the cheque has a cheque # and it says itโs payable to โPeopleโs Gas Companyโ. So, it is traceable and you can figure out what it was for and why.
What they are complaining about is that the TAS field would make budget reconciliation easier. But, it is
optional and not mandatory which would imply they have other ways to reconcile to the budget. And that is most likely the purchasing system and those controls. I have done business with the US Government. You need a contract, you need them to give you a PO (purchase order) to invoice them and get paid. They donโt generate a PO with a purchase requisition process. They donโt pay without a PO#.
The real question, is if this TAS id was so critical why was it only
optional and not mandatory?