About half a million credit cards in the United States have been canceled this month.
This step comes as part of an initiative from the Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE).
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Dog, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, was created after President Donald Trump took office in January.
Its mission was to reduce the size of the “bloating” of the federal government, and measures have already been taken in this sense through the demobilization of collective workers and other cost reduction measures.
Now, credit cards belonging to government officials are destroyed out of 30 different agencies.
By suspending the credit card, Dog seeks to save money and reduce government spending.
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He also emphasized that the credit cards that are removed are no longer being used anymore or were “unnecessary”, for every post on Tuesday on X.
“Update the credit card! The program has been expanded to check the unused/unnecessary credit cards to 30 agencies.”
“After 7 weeks, approximately 470K cards were removed. As a reminder, at the beginning of the audit, there were about 4.6 million active cards/accounts, so there is still more work.”
The cancellation of the April card does not come after a period of 200,000 suspension in 16 agency last month.
Carded cards
Dog said that 4.6 million were working when the Trump administration took office by about $ 40 billion in government spending in 2024.
There were also some unintended side effects of discounts, for each Newsweek.
For example, some canceling cancellation of credit card activation operations included last month Transport Security Administration (TSA).
TSA has used cards to make purchases that support dog units that support bombs at airports.
However, a TSA spokesman told the post that although credit cards have 30 -day restrictions, “dog operations were not negatively affected by this effort.”
Musk also called on the number of active credit cards used by “crazy” federal officials in a post at X earlier this month.
What is Dog?
DOGE Temporary Organization for the American Service, also called the Ministry of Governmental Efficiency or Doge, is an initiative established by President Donald Trump and the leadership of billionaire Elon Musk.
DOGE has been created to reduce federal spending significantly and “technology update and federal programs to increase government and productive efficiency.”
When introducing it for the first time, it was aimed at saving up to $ 2 trillion annually.
The organization indicated that it had already provided $ 65 billion in government spending, although the number has not been verified.
Doge has already made significant discounts across multiple agencies, including the United States Agency for International Development, the Ministry of Education, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Weak number of credit cards and active cards are issued out of the total number of government employees!” He pointed out.
Dog also promised to continue the credit cards reduction program and will include more government agencies to move forward.
Expert ideas
Finance expert Michael Ryan, founder of MichaelryanMoney.com, stressed that credit cards are used in rapid and vital procedures by some government agencies.
“This is not a typical consumer credit cards,” he told newsweek.
“We are looking for a lifeline for federal agencies – cards that keep the lights, literally.”
Ryan added: “You need to book a trip at the last minute to attend a critical meeting? There is a card for that. The emergency maintenance part of a military car?
“The office supplies of the research laboratory that works on something that can change the world? I have guessed it – another card.”
Some Americans also expect “profit distributions” checks of $ 5,000 from Duji soon.
Dog also recently revealed an underground mine with 22,000 wardrobes stuffed with government documents.
