They have been in existence for a only a few months and if they have exposed any. MINIMAL MINUSCULE amt of waste, fraud abuse, corruption, etc they should be considered as a successful undertaking setting a precedent for government spending oversight going forward. Well done thus far and ONLY just getting started. Ai generated a chart and graphs which I put into summary point form including links. The DOGE is groundbreaking innovation of Trumps and Musk ands their forward thinking approach in dealing with gov't efficiencies and inefficiencies and should be applauded for their efforts to date and when compared to the corrupt admin of the mentally retarded joe Biden this is a breath of fresh air after Biden's intentional reign of disaster especially considering his USAID fraud and his planned open border illegal alien invasion. Trump and Musk have answers, solutions, in the very short period of their focus activities since Trumps inauguration. A huge win for identifying gov't fraud, abuse, corruption, nothing to complain about except for the nutters and haters.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established by Executive Order 14158 on January 20, 2025, is an initiative of the second Trump administration aimed at modernizing federal technology, maximizing productivity, and cutting wasteful spending. Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE operates as an advisory body, not an official federal agency, and has focused on regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings. Below is a list of key findings and accomplishments attributed to DOGE, based on available information up to June 2, 2025:
Findings:
Improper Payments and Fraud:
Identified $5.1 billion in improper unemployment insurance claims since 2020, including:
$59 million claimed by 24,500 individuals over 115 years old.
$254 million claimed by 28,000 individuals aged 1–5 years.
Claims by 9,700 individuals with birth dates in the future.
Found $75 million annually in Louisiana Medicaid payments to non-residents, prompting action to end these ineligible benefits by May 31, 2025.
Alleged $2.7 trillion in improper Medicare and Medicaid payments to overseas recipients, though this claim was refuted by two federal judges for lack of evidence.
Claimed 20 million Social Security recipients were listed as over 100 years old, later acknowledged as a misunderstanding of the database. Approximately 3.2 million numberholders listed as 120+ were marked as deceased after a Social Security Administration cleanup.
Wasteful Contracts and Grants:
Identified $69 million for the Eurasia Foundation’s "digital transformation activity" in Europe, deemed unnecessary.
Found $32 million allocated to Internews for programs like "media enabling democracy, inclusion," considered misaligned with priorities.
Uncovered a $75 million contract by the Federal Consulting Group (FCG) for website customer satisfaction surveys and an attempted $830 million award, criticized as excessive.
Noted a $181,000 USDA contract for a “technical climate advisor for central Africa” as wasteful.
Redundant Systems and Processes:
Social Security Administration audit revealed:
Four redundant survey tools costing $118,000 to $1.8 million annually.
Payment for 10,000 UI Path licenses, with only 5,011 in use.
Highlighted the Department of Veterans Affairs’ $20 billion expenditure on a dysfunctional electronic health records system.
Noted the minting of pennies at 3.7 cents each, costing more than their value.
Accomplishments:
Contract and Grant Terminations:
Terminated 10,871 contracts, saving approximately $32 billion. Examples include:
$3.1 million for “healthy relationships social media presence.”
$3.5 million for IT consulting contracts.
Canceled 15,149 grants, saving approximately $40 billion.
Terminated 494 leases, saving approximately $216 million.
Over two days, agencies terminated 522 contracts with a ceiling value of $285 million, saving $110 million.
Deregulatory Actions:
The Department of Energy, in collaboration with DOGE, announced 47 deregulatory actions, estimated to save $11 billion.
Executive Order 14219 (February 19, 2025) directed agency heads to review regulations for deregulation, aligning with DOGE’s agenda.
Executive Order 14270 (April 9, 2025) introduced zero-based regulatory budgeting for energy agencies, incorporating sunset provisions.
Workforce and Process Modernization:
Executive Order 14210 (February 11, 2025) mandated significant workforce reductions through a 1:4 hiring ratio (one hire per four departures).
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with DOGE, replaced a 65-year-old paper-based process with a digital alternative, reducing wait times for benefits processing.
Dissolved the Federal Consulting Group, eliminating inter-agency consulting contract brokering.
Agency Efficiency Leaderboard:
Introduced a competitive leaderboard to track agency efficiency, incentivizing cost-saving measures. Over 2,200 contract terminations were listed on the DOGE website.
Data Transparency:
Launched the DOGE API to allow public analysis of government spending and savings data, promoting transparency.
Publicly posted contract termination notices, despite potential lags in federal databases like fpds.gov.
Context and Criticism:
Scope and Impact: DOGE’s actions have led to mass layoffs and agency restructuring, with small businesses reportedly bearing significant cuts. It has also supported immigration crackdowns and accessed sensitive government data, raising privacy concerns.
Legal Challenges: Lawsuits filed on January 20 and February 3, 2025, by unions and advocacy groups allege DOGE’s access to Treasury’s payment system violates privacy laws. Federal judges issued restraining orders on February 8 and 14, 2025, limiting DOGE’s access to taxpayer records.
Criticism: Democrats, including Rep. Jamie Raskin (claimed by one muppet to be the smartest muppet in Congress) and Sen. Chuck Schumer, have criticized DOGE as an “unelected shadow government,” arguing it lacks legal authority and transparency. Concerns include potential conflicts of interest, given Musk’s businesses (e.g., SpaceX) receive federal contracts. Nothing illegal about DOGE activities and they, including POTUS are limited in their power to cut ANY discretionary spending w/o congressional approval, this is well known.
Unintended Consequences: Layoffs in agencies like the National Park Service and FEMA have raised concerns about reduced wildfire fighting capacity and public safety risks however this is only speculative and there is no evidence to support this concern.
Notes:
Some claims, like the $2.7 trillion in improper payments, were overstated or refuted, highlighting the need for critical scrutiny of DOGE’s findings. All good, transparency is MAGA ethic and more WINNING
DOGE’s accomplishments focus heavily on cost-cutting and deregulation, but critics argue these may not translate to true efficiency without addressing systemic issues like outdated processes or underfunded services.
The initiative is set to conclude by July 4, 2026, aiming to deliver a “250th birthday present” to the U.S. by overhauling federal bureaucracy.
Links and reference
https://doge.gov
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/what-awaits-department-government-efficiency-hks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musks-government-dismantling-fight-stop/story?id=118576033
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286314/department-of-government-efficiency-doge-explainer-elon-musk
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/democracy-governance/analyzing-doge-actions-one-month-trumps-second
https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2024/12/department-government-efficiency-what-about-government-performance/401506/
https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/the-steps-that-can-achieve-real-government-efficiency
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/11/good-luck-department-government-efficiency/401155/
