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**💻📰 DOGE puts $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards**
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency implemented a $1 spending limit on government credit cards for most employees and contractors within the General Services Administration (GSA) and at least three other federal agencies. This action, effective immediately, involved pausing GSA SmartPay cards, with exceptions granted only in very limited circumstances and requiring justification on a case-by-case basis for any spending limit exceeding $1. The move aims to improve government efficiency and presumably curb wasteful spending.
The restriction affects a significant portion of the federal workforce, with plans to expand the $1 limit across all government employees. The GSA, a crucial agency managing federal IT and buildings, was the initial focus of the policy change. The method involved a memo to staff announcing the immediate implementation of the new spending limit and outlining the process for requesting exceptions.
[Read More](https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-credit-cards/)
💬 [HN Comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43120231) (413)
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency implemented a $1 spending limit on government credit cards for most employees and contractors within the General Services Administration (GSA) and at least three other federal agencies. This action, effective immediately, involved pausing GSA SmartPay cards, with exceptions granted only in very limited circumstances and requiring justification on a case-by-case basis for any spending limit exceeding $1. The move aims to improve government efficiency and presumably curb wasteful spending.
The restriction affects a significant portion of the federal workforce, with plans to expand the $1 limit across all government employees. The GSA, a crucial agency managing federal IT and buildings, was the initial focus of the policy change. The method involved a memo to staff announcing the immediate implementation of the new spending limit and outlining the process for requesting exceptions.
[Read More](https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-credit-cards/)
💬 [HN Comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43120231) (413)