The blog post covers activity reported by DOGE for the first part of Week 11. The outstanding Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making rapid strides in cutting government waste, recovering $1.4 billion in unused COVID-era funds, saving $420 million by terminating wasteful contracts, and cleaning up Social Security records. Stay tuned for Part 2 later this week to see the full scope of DOGE’s Week 11 efforts.
Key Updates:
- Day 71 (Week 11): DOGE reported $4.3 billion in dormant COVID-era funds as of Friday, March 28. Through the efforts of @SecretaryLCD and @Sonderling47 at @USDOL, $1.4 billion was recovered and returned to the Treasury General Account, with the team now working quickly to return the remaining $2.9 billion. This issue was flagged in a 2023 IG report, and action is now being taken.
[Link: oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2023/19-23-015-03-315.pdf]
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1906795559748321398] - Day 71 (Week 11): DOGE shared a post from Lee Zeldin, announcing the closure of a Biden-era EPA museum that cost $4 million in taxpayer funds to build and $600,000 annually to operate, despite only 1,909 external visitors in nine months. The museum, which presented a selective history of the EPA, is now shut down.
[Post: x.com/epaleezeldin/status/1906776086412767560] - Day 71 (Week 11): DOGE revealed that the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) received $55 million annually in taxpayer funds, with surplus funds moved to a private Endowment lacking congressional oversight. Over the past decade, $13 million was transferred for private events and travel. Terminated USIP contracts include $132,000 to a former Taliban member, $2.2 million to an accountant who attempted to delete financial data, $1.3 million to the Al Tadhamun Iraqi League for Youth, and $675,000 for private aviation services.
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1906848257705443758] - Day 71 (Week 11): DOGE and @SocialSecurity reported a major cleanup of Social Security records over the past four weeks, marking 9.9 million numberholders aged 120+ as deceased. About 2 million more records remain to be processed. The chart below details the changes:
- Ages 120–129: Living count dropped from 3,467,066 (March 8) to 1,993,498 (March 31), a reduction of 2,373,568.
- Ages 130–139: Living count fell from 3,929,750 to 775,937, a decrease of 3,153,813.
- Ages 140–149: Living count decreased from 3,548,746 to 396,968, a reduction of 3,151,778.
- Ages 150–159: Living count went from 1,357,967 to 96,474, a decrease of 1,261,493.
- Total Change: 9,940,652 fewer numberholders aged 120+ marked as living between March 8 and March 31.
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1906859125914698215]
- Day 71 (Week 11): DOGE reshared a post by @AntonioGracias clarifying Social Security data on immigrant enumerations. The data from 2016–2020 included all immigrant categories, while a recent Wisconsin presentation focused only on Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) immigrants tied to asylum programs, stable at 1 million per year (except during COVID). A new chart provided EBE data from 2019 onward, correcting the earlier mixed data. Antonio thanked the SSA staff for their expertise and, as a son of legal immigrants, affirmed his support for legal immigration.
[Original Post: x.com/pitdesi/status/1906817994090594418]
[Post: x.com/AntonioGracias/status/1906877800511893670] - Day 71 (Week 11): Federal agencies terminated 109 wasteful contracts with a combined ceiling value of $1.1 billion, saving $420 million. This included a $3.1 million @ENERGY contract for website development services and a $2.7 million @CommerceGov contract for marketing and outreach services. The Energy contract, classified under professional and engineering services, involved a U.S.-owned business with no sustainability or government-furnished property requirements; the modification removed website development from its scope.
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1906877209962586191] - Day 72 (Week 11): The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), which receives $55 million annually in taxpayer funds, returned $13 million to the Treasury after concerns about past financial practices. Previously, USIP’s former management had moved this $13 million into a private Endowment over 10 years for private events and travel without oversight. USIP also canceled contracts, including $132,000 to a former Taliban member, $2.2 million to an accountant who tried to delete financial data, $1.3 million to the Al Tadhamun Iraqi League for Youth, and $675,000 for private aviation services.
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1907229152073199840] - Day 73 (Week 11): Agencies terminated 80 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $203.6 million, saving $139.1 million. This included a $2.1 million @StateDept management consulting contract for a “senior advisor in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
[Post: x.com/DOGE/status/1907296732347605222] - Day 73 (Week 11): The Department of Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) saved $380,000 monthly by not renewing an external contract for minor website updates. The work is now handled in-house by one VA software engineer, spending about 10 hours a week on it. POST: https://x.com/DOGE/status/1907477800467980749
Impact: DOGE’s Week 11 actions, as captured in this Part 1, are redirecting billions back to core government use, cutting unnecessary spending, ensuring accurate Social Security records, and promoting transparency, with more savings expected as efforts continue in Part 2.
The Doge Diaries:
When Antonio Gracias took the stage in Wisconsin at Elon’s Town Hall, this was a moment of clarity. First, millions were thrilled to see this man be part of the DOGE team. Second, he explained the reality America is facing with precision. Third, when an X user accused him of lying, he countered back quickly, saying, “Your data is apples to oranges. The data you show for the 2016 to 2020 period is enumeration for all immigrants in ALL forms. The data we showed in our slide last night in Wisconsin was just Enumeration Beyond Entry (“EBE”) immigrants. The difference is Enumerations at Field Offices. These have remained stable at about 1 mln/year excluding COVID. We focused just on EBE because it ramped as a direct result of growth in the various asylum programs.” To many, this is the kind of sharp aptitude we want working for the federal government. In reality, Gracias is volunteering. Why would he do that? Because he obviously cares for America, and because he does not see this is a money grift. He is invested in America, so he cannot just sit idly by and watch America spiral down into ruin, debt, and cultural decline. I stand with DOGE, and I always will, thus, I support Elon’s amazing team at DOGE.
Previous Weeks:
Catch up on DOGE’s journey with our previous articles:
Source: DOGE’s X account and related posts
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