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| DOGE and agencies cancel 200,000 federal government credit cards |
| 2025-03-11 |
| [FoxNews] DOGE says that federal agencies spent $40 billion using credit cards in FY24 The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that it has deactivated more than 200,000 credit cards linked to more than a dozen federal agencies following an audit showing they were unused or unneeded. The announcement comes as the Elon Musk-led agency continues to root out waste, fraud and corruption in the federal government. "Weekly Credit Card Update! Pilot program with 16 agencies to audit unused/unneeded credit cards," DOGE wrote on its X account. "After 3 weeks, >200,000 cards have been de-activated. Great progress this past week by @HHSGov [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] @Interior [U.S. Department of the Interior]." The agency said that at the start of the audit, there were more than 4.6 million active cards/accounts throughout those agencies. "So still more work to do," the DOGE team wrote. It is unclear how much money the taxpayer will save following the cancelations. Last month, DOGE said the 4.6 million credit cards were used for 90 million unique transactions, totaling around $40 billion worth of spending in FY24. In total, 204,801 credit cards have been canceled, consisting of 171,120 travel cards and 33,681 purchase cards. The agencies which have had credit cards canceled include the General Services Administration (GSA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Labor Department, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Education Department, the Interior Department, the Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Agriculture Department (USDA), NASA, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security, Social Security Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Interior Department saw the largest number of credit card terminations with nearly 20,000 purchase cards and nearly 40,000 travel cards canceled. HHS was second with more than 43,700 travel credit cards and 2,235 purchase cards canceled. The State Department is the only agency of the 16 which didn’t have any credit cards canceled. Last month, Musk spoke at President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting and said he is looking to find $1 trillion in savings through DOGE to help slash the national debt, which is around $36.5 trillion. Musk took aim at what he described as $2 trillion in deficits, stating that America "simply cannot sustain" that amount of debt "If this continues, the country will go, become de facto bankrupt," Musk claimed. Related: DOGE: 2025-03-10 Trump offers $25,000 buyouts to 80,000 federal health workers in move that could decimate the CDC DOGE: 2025-03-09 Stacey Abrams-linked Group Got $2 Billion in 'Gold Bars' Scheme to Greenwash Appliances DOGE: 2025-03-09 DOGE gains access to vast [HHS] child support database with revealing income info |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 Every day DC isn't burned the ground and all inhabitants made to crawl on broken glass all the way to Buffalo is a miracle. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2025-03-11 20:10 |
| #5 I understand they were given a heads up in an email. Imagine calling around to find out what is going on and realizing you just marked yourself. Even just trying to use the card should have that person on pins. Better take the buyout, like, this morning. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-03-11 18:15 |
| #4 Pentagon clips civilian employees' credit cards in line with DOGE cuts |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-11 15:50 |
| #3 Egg Prices Are Falling Fast, Democrats Most Hurt |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-03-11 12:51 |
| #2 How mysogenist. Credit card billings are generally to owner of record, not user, for 'pocket' money laundering. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-11 11:24 |
| #1 Women - working girls - hurt most? |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-03-11 11:12 |