The day U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2025.
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The White House said U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday aimed at implementing the driving force for the Department of Efficiency to cut costs.
According to this article, the order will “ensure that government spending is transparent and that government employees are responsible to the U.S. public” federal spending.
According to a copy of the fact sheet provided by White House officials, all federal agencies must review contracts and grants for “waste, fraud, and abuse” and work with Doge employees to review and terminate all “unnecessary” contracts.
The order also directs the General Services Authority, which manages the federal government’s real estate portfolio, to develop plans to “handle unnecessary government-owned or leased real estate”, the order said.
Doge has Sweeping federal agencies Billionaire Elon Musk has been the first to be president since Donald Trump began his second term last month Teslaresponsible for an unprecedented cost-cutting campaign that included thousands of layoffs.
