If this spending spree doesn’t get reined in fast, expect another year of missing receipts, bloated budgets, and zero consequences.
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pledged on Tuesday to “simplify” the federal government’s credit card program after it cost taxpayers nearly $40 billion last year.
“The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for ~$40B of spend in FY24,” read an X post from the cost-cutting initiative’s official account.
“DOGE is working w/ the agencies to simplify the program and reduce admin costs,” the group added.