The Department of Government Performance is still engaged in ongoing investigations into abuse, waste, and fraud within our federal government. Then, if only Congressional Republicans could come to an agreement on a budget that includes all of these important reductions.
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A contract update was posted on DOGE’s X bill on May 12th, saying that “organizations have since terminated 242 wasteful contracts with a maximum price of$ 646M and savings of$ 200M, including a$ 118k USDA commitment for the” Democratic Republic of Congo youth culture army coordinator,” as well as a$ 23.50k USAID deal for the “garden vegetation and share services at official objective director’s residence” of South Africa. Evidently significant functions for our tax dollars.
Release on the Contract!
242 useless contracts with a maximum$ 646 million and savings of$ 200 million have been terminated by agencies as of Friday, including a$ 118k USDA commitment for the” Democratic Republic of Congo youth culture army coordinator” and a$ 33.75k USAID deal for the “garden… pic.” Twitter.com/PVyqNltlRe
— May 13, 2025, Department of Government Efficiency ( @DOGE ).
DOGE updated its May 14 update to state that” current year non-defense federal obligations are down 20.5 % compared to 2024.” As obligations come due, cash outlays will follow. Consistent government-wide contracts reviews of wasteful spending are working in accordance with the DOGE Cost Efficiency Executive Order.
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It seems that DOGE has recently prioritized reviewing federal contracts. DOGE shared earlier this month that “institutions terminated 522 wasteful contracts with a maximum contract value of$ 285″ and savings of$ 110” including a$ 181k @USDA contract for a “technical climate advisor for central Africa.” The rift never ends.
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Federal credit cards have also been the subject of DOGE’s investigation. The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 32 agencies, according to DOGE earlier this month. More than 500K cards have been de-activated after 10 weeks. As a reminder, at the beginning of the audit, there were 4. 6M active cards/accounts, so there is still more work to be done. No wonder we have a debt of more than$ 36.8 trillion.
Credit Card Update!
The number of agencies that are eligible to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been increased. More than 500K cards have been de-activated after 10 weeks.
As a reminder, there were 4. 6 million active cards/accounts at the start of the audit, so there is still work to be done. pic. twitter.com/apdJuMFaNR
— Department of Government Efficiency ( @DOGE ) May 7, 2025
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The Department of Energy has announced 47 deregulatory actions, which are estimated to save Americans$ 11 billion, in addition to DOGE working with various agencies. This volume of deregulation previously would take years to begin, “per DOGE.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright explained in his own gratifying statement that his organization had a task force to tackle the biggest deregulatory push in modern history. Get a group of smart people in a room andamp; work through the issue. The concept was straightforward. On behalf of the American people, we defy the bureaucracy and pass 47 deregulatory laws! What a novel idea: We the People’s government is actually working for it!
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