A visit to DOGE

American Thinker ^ | 29 Mar, 2025 | Mike McDaniel

[MtnClimber]

At DOGE.gov, the merry elves of DOGE regularly post what they’ve been doing. The actual, rather than rhetorical, transparency is shocking. In its volume and breadth, the outright fraud, theft, incompetence and arrogance is as jaw-dropping as it is disgusting. Let’s review a few of those posts for the savings and insights they provide.

Graphic: DOGE X Screenshot

Normal Americans would imagine anyone applying for government grants would have to be very specific indeed about what they intended to do with those billions. One would also imagine they would have to prove those billions would be of direct benefit to America and would not end up in the pockets of government ministers and various other corruptocrats and thieves. Apparently, Peru has no one in its government capable of handling “Climate Change Activities,” whatever those might be, so we must spend billions for “consultants” to do it for them. God only knows who got those billions, but we can be certain none of it did anything about the climate, which we have no technological means to change in the first place.

Graphic: DOGE X Screenshot

Every government for which I’ve ever worked was very stingy about credit cards. Most employees only got one on a temporary basis when absolutely necessary, and the accounting for every card and every penny charged was strict. We’re beginning to understand there was little or no adult supervision anywhere in the federal government. Hundreds of thousands of credit cards lying about are an invitation to massive theft and fraud. Was there no one in any agency responsible for keeping track of credit cards? Did no one ever say: “Wow. We have 100,000 unused credit card accounts! Maybe we ought to close these out?”

[MtnClimber]

And the democRATs are upset?

[Diogenesis]

[Not_Who_U_Think]

That’s a lot of cards. I’m going to go out on a limb and suspect the some of these cards weren’t in the hands of government employees - maybe the boss’s sidepiece?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[SaveFerris]

Unbelievable! Beyond Outrageous!

[PGalt]

Thank you Elon, DOGE individuals and President Trump for MAGA. Tremendous accolades coming from members of CONgre$$ any day now. /s

[Tom Tetroxide]

Don’t defy the DOGE dog’s disquisition!

[nopardons]

BTTT

[marktwain]

Most employees only got one on a temporary basis when absolutely necessary, and the accounting for every card and every penny charged was strict.

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You worked for a different government than I did. I was required to have a credit card for travel. In fact, nearly everyone was required to have a government credit card to use for travel. The accounts were monitored and checked every month.

Then there were separate credit cards for vehicles to purchase gas for vehicles so people could drive the vehicles and the gas could be tracked to each vehicle.

People did not want the government credit cards, because they were a pain. The employees were forced to have them, to make it easier for the people checking the account vouchers for travel expenses.

[MIDad23]

The cards were used for travel, which used to happen for training etc at least ince per year, even at the clerical level. It’s all done online now, so the cards could be cancelled. But they are not in someone’s uncle’s hands.

[ridesthemiles]

MUSK CLAIMED THAT THERE WERE 4.6 MILLION credit cards for 2.3 MILLION FED EMPLOYEES.

2 per person.......