Overview

• The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered $1.9 billion in HUD funds misplaced during the Biden administration, now recovered and available for Treasury use.
• HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced the creation of an internal DOGE task force to examine agency spending and improve budget efficiency.
• The task force has already identified $260 million in savings, with further efforts underway to address waste, fraud, and abuse.
• DOGE's broader initiatives include canceling wasteful contracts and grants across federal agencies, resulting in significant taxpayer savings.
• DOGE has also issued directives to state education departments to phase out DEI programming or risk losing federal funding.