POLITICAL THREAD
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The US government currently has about 4.6 million active credit cards or credit card accounts on file – more than the total number of federal workers (about 3 million), not including government contractors and active-duty military personnel.
Around 90 million unique transactions were made on the cards in fiscal year 2024, running up about $40 billion in bills for the federal government, according to DOGE, which cited publicly available GSA data.
“DOGE is working w/ the agencies to simplify the program and reduce admin costs,” the group wrote on X last week.
The order includes exceptions for “any credit cards held by employees engaged in, or charges related to employees utilizing such credit cards for, disaster relief or natural disaster response benefits or operations or other critical services” as determined by the agency heads in consultation with DOGE.
Credit cards, linked to major banks, are issued to federal employees in more than 250 federal agencies and Native American tribal governments in order to “make purchases on behalf of the federal government in support of their agency’s mission,” according to GSA.
For decades, the federal government has been plagued with scandals involving the use of taxpayer-funded credit cards.
Over the years, government watchdogs have found everything from adult entertainment to Lego toys to lavish, multi-course meals being charged to taxpayers.
DOGE: After 8 days, ~24,000 cards have been de-activated, which will likely double by end of week.
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