According to the Department of Government Efficiency, which released a contract update report today, a total of 95 contracts were cancelled, saving about $115 million. These include two USDA contracts: a $265,000 contract for a three-day Atlanta Food and Nutrition Services Leadership Seminar and a $30,000 contract for a Malaysian Study Tour Service.
据美国政府效率部门(Department of Government Efficiency)消息,该部门今日发布合同更新报告。报告显示,共取消95份合同,节省约1.15亿美元。其中包括两份美国农业部(USDA)合同:一份价值26.5万美元的"亚特兰大三天食品和营养服务领导力研讨会"合同,以及一份价值3万美元的"马来西亚考察服务"合同。
According to the Washington Post, the US Treasury agreed to block the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) from accessing personal taxpayer data from the IRS.
According to WSJ, the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found in its investigation that the U.S. government generated $149 billion in improper payments last year alone. That's enough to fund NASA for seven years or build 15 aircraft carriers. Medicare and Medicaid led with more than $60 billion in misused funds, followed by tax credits (more than $20 billion) and food aid (more than $10 billion). Of the $33.50 billion identified as likely to be recovered in 2024, agencies managed t...
Two Democratic U.S. senators have asked Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) staffers linked to Musk to leave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying their presence undermines the agency charged with overseeing the billionaire's yet-to-be-founded payments business. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff said Musk "is not only suppressing the consumer protection agencies that regulate X's digital wallet, he may also have access to confidential company data that could p...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Vincent Bescent said Musk's Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) is committed to making the federal government more efficient, so that U.S. taxpayers don't have to worry about the security of their personal data. So far, the DOGE team has identified about $50 billion in savings, Bescent said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. "So that's a good place to start." Cost-cutting efforts could end up saving "us a few percentage points of GDP," he added. However.....
According to an official announcement, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will conduct an audit of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate potential waste, fraud, and abuse.
Musk retweeted a Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) tweet, which noted that the US Treasury processed 116 million paper checks in fiscal year 2024, and that in fiscal year 2023, $25 billion in tax refunds were delayed or lost due to checks being returned or expired, eliminating paper checks would save at least $750 million per year. In response, Binance Lianchuang CZ responded: "Blockchain...."
The US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) said in a post on X: "We are seeking the public's help. Please send insights on reducing waste, fraud and abuse and any useful insights or great ideas to the relevant DOGE Affiliate (available in the Affiliate tab). For example, @DOGE_USDA, @DOGE_SSA, etc. We will add more Affiliates over time."
The Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), led by Musk, is seeking access to the IRS system, which includes detailed financial information for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the United States, according to two people familiar with the matter, raising deep concerns within the IRS. Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is considering signing a memorandum of understanding that would allow Department of Government Effectiveness officials broad access to the tax agency's sys...
Market news: Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has started laying off employees in the U.S. federal information technology department.
A US judge has extended a temporary ban on Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessing the US Treasury's payment systems. In the early hours of February 8 local time, a US federal judge temporarily blocked Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the government systems used by the US Treasury to process trillions of dollars in payments, citing the risk that sensitive and confidential information could be improperly leaked. The order was issued by US District Judge Engel...
According to the Associated Press, the US Treasury inspector general has begun an audit of Musk's Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) team's access to federal government payment systems.
The U.S. Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) today canceled 167 contracts, resulting in savings of about $115 million, including a $2.23 million Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "Policy Fairness Assessment of Existing Programs" contract. Previously, the Ministry of Government Efficiency DOGE announced the official launch of the official website, which will disclose the results of spending cuts.
The head of the U.S. Department of Efficiency (DOGE), Musk, has placed personnel at the Department of Energy to consider replacing some workers with artificial intelligence (AI) robots.