Dog ends approximately 3000 government phones
The Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE) announced on Friday that it has greatly expanded the program to get rid of the governmental line, ending nearly 3000 devices through multiple agencies.
Newsweek He arrived at the White House by email on Saturday to comment.
Why do it matter
Doge was established by President Donald Trump upon his return to his post in cooperation with technical billionaire Elon Musk, with a specific goal of reducing the waste of the federal government and incompetence. Musk said he was “doing enough” and then stepped down in May after serving less than five months as a dog leader.
The work group claims to have provided $ 170 billion in general, as the “receipt wall” represents about 71 billion dollars of contracts, grants and contracts for that. The finishing of the phone line acts as a test land for the business group’s approach to reduce costs via federal agencies. If it succeeds, DOGE estimates similar discounts. The federal government can provide up to $ 100 million annually when applied in all departments.
However, the effectiveness and scope of these discounts is still the subject of discussion between policy makers and government efficiency experts.
Updated phone line update!Sbagov She continued her phone audit and now provided about $ 2.84 million a year in unnecessary spending.
This includes:
* Traditional Earth Lines: 96 % (661 of 686) ended, and save ~ 650 thousand dollars a year
* Mobile phone: 55 % (2,940 from 5,340) cancel it, and save ~ $ 1.7 million a year
*… https://t.co/dfnuqlhs4bThe Ministry of Governmental efficiency (Doge) June 27, 2025
What do you know
Dog announced on X, previously on Twitter, on Friday that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has canceled 2,940 out of 5,340 mobile phones (55 percent), and was canceled 6,505 out of 9,195 Voip licenses (70 percent), and was completed 661 out of 686 traditional licenses (96 percent), alone per year.
The phone line discounts started in May with a pilot program in the Personnel Management Office (OPM), where 198 “unused” lines were canceled in one hour, and provided $ 100,000 annually, according to what he said on X. DOGE. This data concluded to estimate possible savings at the government level, although critics notice that other ministers may not have the same percentage of unused lines.
accident Harvard University/Harris poll In May, it was found that the government’s size reduced is very popular throughout the country, with 63 percent of Americans supporting this effort. The majority, 55 percent, said they believed that Dog was effective in doing this. However, 54 percent of Americans said they believed that the work squad “was involved in making discounts in government expenditures” the wrong way. “
The poll survey is 1,903 registered voters on May 14 and 15 May, and had an excess or minus error margin 2.2 percentage points.
What people say
Elon Musk, the former leader of Wug, posted on x: “The government waste about $ 100 million a year on unused phone lines!”
Arkansas Ruler Sarah Hakabi Sanders, Republican, published in X in May: “We have identified the same problem last year at the Arkansas initiative forward. We are now providing government taxpayers one million dollars by canceling unused phone lines.”
Cortis Morrison immigration lawyer was published in X in May: “The government does not respond to the phone, and a solution is to cancel the phone lines.”
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What happens after that
Dog is planning to continue her efforts to reduce costs through federal agencies in the coming months. However, the work group faces continuous legal challenges regarding transparency.