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Pentagon clips civilian employees' credit cards in line with DOGE cuts

The House of Representatives voted 217 to 213 to approve a stopgap funding bill, despite opposition from House Democrats regarding risks of government shutdowns.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency deactivated over 200,000 unused credit cards linked to 16 federal agencies to reduce wasteful spending.
Rep. Byron Donalds emphasized the need for continued government spending reductions and supports reallocating funds directly to parents via 529 accounts.
The DOGE reportedly saved taxpayers $105 billion through its audits of government credit cards, uncovering over 4 million cards involved in 90 million transactions.

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The Georgia Star News

DOGE Cancels 200,000 Federal Government Credit Cards

by Eric Lendrum The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on social media that it has ordered the cancellation of over 200,000 credit cards that were being used by federal agencies. As reported by Fox News, the statement on DOGE’s X account declared that it had carried out a “pilot program with 16 agencies to audit unused/unneeded credit cards.” “After 3 weeks, >200,000 cards have been de-activated,” the statement revealed. “Gre…

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USA Today

DOGE cancels 200K government credit cards amid federal spending limits

DOGE is going after federal government credit cards in its widespread spending slashing mission. It has canceled more than 200,000 cards amid $1 caps.

7 hours ago·United States

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The Business Journals

DOGE takes credit for scrapping 17 Mass. leases

Reporting by the Boston Business Journal shows that least some of the agreements will simply not be renewed rather than outright canceled, and there’s been confusion around a few Internal Revenue Service locations.

15 hours ago·United States

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The Daily Caller

‘We Have To Tighten Our Belts’: Byron Donalds Calls For DOGE Cuts To Continue

Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds appeared on Fox Business Tuesday and advocated for continued reductions in government spending.

24 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Task & Purpose

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

Across the U.S., sites offering the initial enlistment test for potential recruits are being forced to close and reduce their hours due to cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. In order to enlist in any of the military services, recruits take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test which assesses science, math, and language knowledge and helps identify potential military career paths based on their ski…

1 day ago

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The Epoch Times

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More Than 200,000 Government Credit Cards Deactivated: DOGE

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said more than 200,000 government credit cards linked to a handful of federal agencies were canceled after an audit showed they were not being used. Last month, DOGE said in a statement that it found more than 4.6 million government credit cards that accounted for more than 90 million unique transactions amounting to more than $40 billion. On Monday evening, the Elon Musk-led agency said that more t…

1 day ago·New York, United States

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