Welcome back to DOGE updates on a very stormy night in Austin with 80 mph winds howling and a flash flood watch. The Tesla Powerwalls are holding steady, storing power for a potential blackout. The Department of Government Efficiency continues to work, saving you billions by stopping federal waste.
On Day 120, DOGE reports this shocking news about the US Census Bureau:
The Census Bureau, beyond its core count, ran 102 surveys, costing $2.2 billion, many were ignored, their answers collecting dust. The Bureau and the Department of Government Efficiency are carving through them, killing five surveys—493 pages, $16.5 million—questions like lifetime drinks, wine cooler tastes, or internet habits are now gone.
- Ended 5 surveys, $16.5 million saved.
- Cut 493 pages of obsolete questions.
- Reviewing 97 more for waste.
Grants Slashed Clean
The National Endowment for the Humanities spent millions on grants pushing ideologies. All were cut, saving $163 million, now redirected to merit-based, pro-America causes.
- Ended $350,000 for gay travel guides mapping LGBTQ+ history.
- Cut $350,000 for a Spanish Homosaurus.orgCanceled $350,000 for gay travel guides tracing LGBTQ+ history.
- Cut $350,000 for a Spanish Homosaurus.org.
- Ended $247,000 digitizing Pacific Northwest transgender stories.
- Stopped $75,000 probing LGBTQ+ live streaming ties.
- Axed $60,000 for 1980s-90s LGBTQ+ cartoonist studies.
- Halted $150,000 for Egypt’s ancient brewery dig.
Air Force Contract Cuts Save Over $1B in Taxpayer Funds
The Air Force Strategic Transformation Support I contract funded management consulting for U.S. Air Force process improvement and efficiency. Its reduction and the cancellation of Air Force Strategic Transformation Support II saved over $1B by cutting external consultant costs, with details:
- AFSTS I, a $2.75B contract from 2020, supported eight consulting firms.
- Reduced to $1.918B, saving $832M in unobligated funds.
- Descoped $175M, totaling over $1B in savings.
- AFSTS II, a $3.8B extension, was canceled under Secretary of Defense leadership.
Contract Terminations Save $908M
In two days, agencies slashed 120 contracts worth $3.1 billion, saved $908 million. Among them: $288,000 for Department of Defense “culture services,” $4.05 million for Mozambique “technical services.” DOGE reports on Day 121:
- Terminated 120 contracts, $3.1 billion total.
- Saved $908 million.
- Cut $288,000 Department of Defense “culture” deal.
- Ended $4.05 million Mozambique “technical” contract.
Lines Gone Quiet
The United States Office of Personnel Management ran 1,048 phone lines. One hundred ninety-eight, almost a fifth, sat unused or doubled. They cut them in an hour, saved $100,000 a year. That small office, a tenth of a percent of the government, shows $100 million wasted yearly on silent lines.
The Department of Government Efficiency also found the Department of Labor with 16,800 phone line licenses, only 4,000 used, now cutting the rest to save over $500,000 a year.
- United States Office of Personnel Management: 1,048 lines, 198 (19%) unused, cut to save $100,000/year.
- Suggests $100 million/year in government-wide waste.
- Department of Labor: 16,800 licenses, 4,000 (24%) used, rest canceled to save $500,000/year.
Overbilling Hunted Down
Dr. Oz and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services struck at Medicare Advantage overbilling. Seven years behind, audits will finish this year, recovering billions—$17 to $43 billion yearly, reports say.
- Audits target fraud, waste, abuse.
- Claims reviewed for accurate billing.
- Billions expected recovered.
Verification Locked Tight
Under the President and Secretary Noem, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program to stop voter fraud. It’s a single, sure check for immigration status and citizenship.
- Ensures accurate voter eligibility.
- Streamlines status verification.
- Blocks non-citizen voting.
Records Set Straight
After eleven weeks, the Social Security Administration finished its purge: 12.3 million people, aged 120 or more, marked dead. Some, with two birth dates or more, wait for further reckoning.
- Cleared 12.3 million outdated records.
- Complex cases with multiple birth dates under review.
Waste Carved Away
The President and Secretary Rubio sliced through billions in reckless spending. Taxpayers’ dollars, once squandered abroad, now stay home.
- $6 million for Moldova’s wine and tourism: gone.
- $3 million for Iraqi Sesame Street: cut.
- $500,000 for Rwanda’s electric buses: stopped.
- $6 million for Mexico’s “net zero cities”: erased.
- $52 million for World Economic Forum: ended.
- $67,000 for insect powder meals in Madagascar: killed.
- $8,000 for Zambia’s vegan push: axed.
Voter Rolls Made True
Louisiana’s Secretary of State used the free federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database to guard voter integrity. First to use the Department of Government Efficiency’s voter list tool, Louisiana checks its rolls to keep only eligible citizens registered. SOURCE
- Combines immigration status and death records.
- Ensures accurate voter lists.
- Sets national precedent for election integrity.
Contracts Slashed Swift
Last Thursday and Friday, agencies cut 81 wasteful contracts, worth $368 million, saving $244 million. Among them: a $423,000 State Department “technical consulting” deal for a Bahrain workshop.
- Canceled 81 contracts, $368 million total.
- Saved $244 million.
- Cut $423,000 for Bahrain workshop consulting.
The DOGE Diaries
Elon has stepped back, down to a day or two a week, this does leave DOGE running lean, not quite yet on autopilot. DOGE has teams embedded in agencies, still doing massive cutting. Congress, known to be sluggish and tied to old spending, may stall the momentum—posts on X and analysts doubt DOGE’s cuts will stick without lawmakers’ approval. Yet team DOGE fights on, and my prayers go with them, hoping they keep the chain saw blade sharp for a truer America.
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