We are just over one week into the second administration of President Donald Trump, and the newly established Department of Government Efficiency has issued their first report card.
In short, the advisory entity has made some progress, but it seems to be far from satisfied with its own work.
A post on X from the official DOGE account revealed that the entity is saving the federal government approximately $1 billion per day.
That comes mostly from “stopping the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations.”
DOGE called that $1 billion figure “a good start” but wants to increase it to well over $3 billion per day.
DOGE is saving the Federal Government approx. $1 billion/day, mostly from stopping the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations, all consistent with the President’s Executive Orders.
A good start,…
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) January 29, 2025
That $3 billion daily figure multiplied across an entire year amounts to roughly $1.1 trillion in savings annually.
That is significant, but it will only cover about half the federal budget deficit for 2025.