Spending power, privacy concerns and conflicts of interest have put the bureau at the center of a political fight. Conflicts of Interest, Banking and Financial Institutions, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Government Contracts and Procurement, Federal Aid (US), Politics and Government, Treasury Department, Government Efficiency Department (US), Musk, Elon, Bessent, Scott, Trump, Donald J Spending power, privacy concerns and conflicts of interest have put the bureau at the center of a political fight. NYT > Business