Root for DOGE, not pick it apart

Root for DOGE, not pick it apart

Fox News’ Bret Baier interviewed the DOGE team last week.  I found the reporting both reassuring (we’ve got some smart and careful people in DOGE) and scary (the federal government is fraught with fraud and fraud potential.) Elon Musk begins with this: “The sheer amount of waste and fraud in the government, it is astonishing. It’s mind-boggling. We routinely encounter wastes of $1 billion or more, casually.” As the interview proceeds you find ou…

Sherm: Root for DOGE, not pick it apart

By Sherman Frederick/Properly Subversive Fox News’ Bret Baier interviewed the DOGE team last week.  I found the reporting both reassuring (we’ve got some smart and careful people in DOGE) and scary (the federal government is fraught with fraud and fraud potential.) Elon Musk begins with this: “The sheer amount of waste and fraud in the […]

DOGE Aims to Cut Spending in Government, But What About the Defense Department?

With Elon Musk using the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the directive of President Donald Trump (R), over a hundred billion taxpayer dollars have been saved. However, the Department of Defense (DOD) boasts a $1.39 trillion budget. Granted, it's only been two months since President Trump came into office, but will Elon Musk and DOGE address the blue whale that is the Defense Department? Where Should DOGE Start? The Floridian has…