Gov. Kim Reynolds announces plan for Iowa DOGE
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) announced the creation of a statewide Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Tuesday's lectureshe became the latest governor to signal an effort to cut wasteful spending with measures modeled after the latest federal agencies. “I like to say we were doing DOGE before there was DOGE,” Reynolds said. “And to build […]
DOGE caucus roadmap for cutting government waste emerges after closed-door meeting: ‘great synergy’
The Congressional DOGE Caucus' plan to reduce government waste is shifting focus after the group's second-ever closed-door meeting on Wednesday. Caucus leaders have divided lawmakers into eight working groups focused on different areas to reduce waste. These will focus on retirement benefits, social and family safety nets, emergency supplemental funding, energy permits, homeland security, defense […]
Cut smart, not blind: How DOGE should be approaching government waste
The Trump administration's focus on reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy is a worthy effort. But current plans for widespread and indiscriminate cuts risk undermining vital government functions. A smarter approach would include targeted cuts that address wasteful spending while strengthening high-value programs essential to national security, public health, and economic stability. Certain programs […]
‘Waste less, save more’: DOGE caucus member rolls out expansive bill package ahead of Trump inauguration
Fox's first appearance: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is introducing several new bills that will help advance the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) mission after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The senators' six bills would target telecommuting for federal employees, require agency guidance to clarify that it is not law, require early notification before major new […]
How Democrats can turn Trump’s ‘DOGE’ against him
President-elect Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE initiative may sound like a meme, but it's actually a great political move. He focuses on an issue that Americans care deeply about: wasteful government spending. That's the kind of courage that Democrats can't have. Rather than dismiss President Trump's DOGE as yet another empty election […]
DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste: report
A new report says close aides to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have begun interviewing federal officials at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). There is. DOGE representatives have met with officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Department […]
‘Overwhelming support’: Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration
Exclusive: Republican governors across the country have expressed “overwhelming support” for President-elect Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency, better known by its acronym DOGE. In a letter to legislative leaders first shared on Fox News on Friday, the governors said they fully support DOGE and emphasized the importance of balancing the federal budget. “As state […]
Musk: Cutting $2T through DOGE ‘best-case outcome’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the best-case scenario would be to cut federal spending by $2 trillion through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he co-leads. “I think we're going to strive for $2 trillion. I think that's the best outcome,” Musk told political strategist Mark Penn. in an interview It will […]
‘DOGE’ senator seeks to ensure feds can continue pursuing COVID fraudsters, debtors, as IG sounds alarm
First appearance on Fox: DOGE's top senator says he was warned by a government watchdog that default rates on coronavirus-era PPP loans were “alarming” and now wants to hold fraudsters accountable He said he was thinking of doing so. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Brian Miller, Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery […]
What to know about DOGE and its quest to slash government waste, spending
The newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is preparing to take office after the Trump administration is sworn into office, with the goal of reducing government waste and increasing transparency in government spending. DOGE is not a cabinet-level department, but rather an outside government blue ribbon commission tasked with investigating government spending, waste, efficiency, […]