Trump signs executive order expanding power of Elon Musk’s Doge agency

guardian.co.uk (nprofile…z4y7)
✍️ President Trump signed an executive order to expand the power of Elon Musk's government cost-cutting program, Doge, which aims to reduce federal spending and increase transparency.
👉 Requires federal agencies to create a centralized system to record and justify payments
👉 Instructs agencies to provide monthly reports on contracting activities
👉 Places a 30-day freeze on government-issued credit cards
👉 Freezes federally funded travel for conferences and other non-essential purposes
👉 Requires agencies to submit a plan for offloading government real estate deemed no longer needed

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guardian.co.uk (nprofile…z4y7)

Order calls for ‘transformation’ in US spending on contracts, grants and loans by requiring centralized payment systemDonald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order meant to expand the power of Elon Musk’s governmental cost-cutting program, the so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge.The new order calls for a “transformation” in federal spending on contracts, grants and loans by requiring agencies to create a centralized system to record and justify payments, which may be made public for transparency – an initiative that would be monitored by Musk’s team. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-executive-order-musk-doge