The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday said is working on simplifying and reducing the administration costs for the government-issued credit card program, which it says last year accounted for 4.6 million active cards, and 90 million unique transactions totalling $40 billion.
DOGE also released a breakdown of the departments and federal agencies, their year-to-date spending, transaction amount, and current active accounts. The National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Interior were among the federal agencies listed.
The Department of Veterans Affairs had the highest spending at over $17.3 billion, followed by the Defense Department at over $11.2 billion.
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security spent over $1 billion each. Small agencies and organizations combined recorded over $2.3 billion in spending….