August 01, 2025

Waste, Fraud & Abuse

Trump administration paid federal employees billions not to work, report says

DOGE wasted $21.7 billion in taxpayer funds,

according to a new report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

How’s that for efficiency?

Other reported losses include $253 million in fees and interest the government was slated to collect but didn’t after the administration froze loans for energy projects, and $110 million in food and medical aid the Trump administration allowed to spoil in warehouses rather than distribute.

Back in April, when Musk was rounding out his time at DOGE, polls suggested that a majority of Americans disapproved of the organization’s work. 

Needless to say, this new evidence that the organization has been a tremendous waste of time and money — with likely devastating long-term consequences — probably won’t make folks feel better about it

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