The Trump administration on Thursday ordered the General Services Administration (GSA) to “cancel every single media contract” by the end of the day.
The email follows shocking findings from DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, namely that legacy media outlets were taking in millions of dollars from the federal government through mass subscription contracts. For example, the federal government paid more than $8 million to Politico last year alone for the outlet’s Politico Pro service.
“GSA team, please do two things,” the email, which was first obtained by Axios, reads. “Pull all contracts for Politico, BBC, E&E (Politico sub) and Bloomberg. Pull all media contracts for just GSA – cancel every single media contract today for GSA only.”
It’s unclear how many subscriptions GSA was paying for, but the agency, which manages federal property and technology services for the federal government, has about 12,000 employees.
Additionally, an X account for DOGE posted Wednesday that “Treasury leadership verified that their NYT (New York Times) contracts were cancelled today.”
Treasury leadership verified that their NYT contracts were cancelled today. https://t.co/cd3STUgrzF
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 6, 2025
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said this week that the White