The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reported it had deactivated over 500,000 federal credit cards as part of a broad audit initiative.
Back in February, DOGE revealed that these surplus cards had been responsible for 90 million transactions, totaling $40 billion in spending for the 2024 fiscal year. The General Services Administration (GSA) noted that the average amount per transaction on a federal card was $441.
Providing an update on the ongoing audit, DOGE stated that the review now spans across 32 federal agencies.
“As a reminder, at the start of the audit, there were ~4.6M active cards/accounts, so still more work to do,” the agency shared on X.
An accompanying chart indicated that 12 of those agencies have completed at least 90% of their audits, including the General Services Administration, the Department of Education, and the Social Security Administration.
DOGE Director Elon Musk raised concerns in March over the nature of the card usage, suggesting the scale and limits were excessive.
“There are still almost twice as many credit/purchasing cards as people in the government, and the limits are $10,000!” Musk posted via X. “A lot of shady expenditures happening.”
Obvious question: Why not have each person with a card submit an online form with all pertinent information–like Card number? WHY do you have this card? What is it used for? Then any card number not reported in 48 hours is also deactivated. Those who do respond then provide a list of all charges with details.
This is total bullshit. You KNOW a lot of families are getting Netlix at our expense, buying whatever they want from Amazon at our expense, paying for health clubs, car rentals, 50 million home delivery pizzas a month, and stuff that could get them fired when we find out about it.
In the end, deactivate them all. Anyone with legitimate work expenses can use their own card and submit an expense report for reimbursement. No company in America could survive with this kind of uncontrolled spending. And yes, there will doubtless be a lot of criminal charges that can be filed before it’s over.
To WillyB46, …… God Bless you for your comment. You hit the nail on the head. Big government, up to this point, has had no idea the VALUE of the FREE MONEY that they have wasted over the years.
Free money is never appreciated !!
Why is GOVERNMENT, Our GOVERNMENT issuing credit cards in the first damn place?The U.S. government isn’t a financial institution, it’s not a BANK! If it were a bank? It would have claimed BANKRUPTCY years ago! It can’t manage it’s own expenditures. Why would you create a credit card for anyone believing YOU, The Govenment can manage it? YOU can’t manage your own expenditures!