More Than 200,000 Government Credit Cards Deactivated: DOGE

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Last month, the Elon Musk-led department said it found more than 4.6 million credit cards tied to federal agencies.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said more than 200,000 government credit cards linked to a handful of federal agencies were canceled after an audit showed they were not being used.

Last month, DOGE said in a statement that it found more than 4.6 million government credit cards that accounted for more than 90 million unique transactions amounting to more than $40 billion. On Monday evening, the Elon Musk-led agency said that more than 200,000 were deactivated.

โ€œWeekly Credit Card Update! Pilot program with 16 agencies to audit unused/unneeded credit cards,โ€ DOGE wrote on its X account, adding that โ€œgreat progressโ€ was made at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Interior.

Noting the 4.6 million credit card discovery last month, DOGE wrote that there is โ€œstill more work to do.โ€ The post didnโ€™t say what DOGE will target next.

In Februaryโ€™s statement, DOGE provided details about what agencies are using credit cards and how much theyโ€™ve spent, with the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture having the most transactions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs spent the most at more than $17.3 billion, while the Defense Department spent more than $11.2 billion, according to a spreadsheet posted by DOGE for Fiscal Year 2024.

โ€œDOGE is working [with] the agencies to simplify the program and reduce admin costs,โ€ the group said in a statement on X.

The specific numbers outlined by the General Services Administration (GSA) for fiscal year 2024 include $39.7 billion in โ€œtotal programโ€ spending and $506 million in refunds earned by agencies and organizations. GSA also notes that $441 was spent on average for each transaction.

DOGEโ€™s statement on March 10 comes as lawsuits and judgments targeting it continue to pile up. On the same day, a federal judge wrote that the auditing commission must release public records related to its operations.

Byย Jack Phillips

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