Trump’s New DOGE Begins to Identify Federal Agencies for Overhaul

The to-be-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already begun to eye possible cuts to the federal budget. In a series of posts on X this week, the official DOGE account published examples of what it called a waste of taxpayer money. “Federal government agencies are using, on average, just 12% of the space in their DC headquarters,” a Thursday post reads. “The Department of Agriculture, with space for more than 7,400 people, averaged 456 workers each day (6% occupancy). Why are American taxpayer dollars being spent to maintain empty buildings?” Citing a report published in July 2024 by the Congressional Budget Office, the DOGE said the agency identified authorizations of appropriations that expired before the beginning of fiscal year 2024....