The DOGE takeover of Treasury payment systems, combined with the purge of the civil service, is designed to end congressional control of fiscal flows and policies. This leaves the New York Fed and global central bankers in complete control of the fiscal line. As a practical matter, Musk and his team—and whatever private companies and foreign governments are now sharing those data—have replaced the Executive Branch and Congress in terms of control and operation of the fiscal side of government. So, Musk is operating as the titular “Doge” in the Venetian sense.