Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative Uncovers Billions in Federal Waste

The Department of Government Efficiency has revealed inefficiencies and questionable spending across multiple agencies, sparking both praise and criticism.

DOGE exposed a manual federal retirement processing system in a Pennsylvania limestone mine, where outdated methods delay retirements for months.
The Environmental Protection Agency identified $20 billion in mismanaged taxpayer funds, including billions allocated without proper oversight.
FEMA was found to have spent $59 million housing migrants in luxury New York City hotels, leading to a clawback of funds and internal investigations.
USAID faced scrutiny for controversial programs, such as funding a Sesame Street adaptation in Iraq and other initiatives criticized as wasteful.
Critics argue DOGE's approach conflates waste with fraud, raising concerns about transparency, job losses, and potential overreach in agency reforms.