The brand new Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk, has gotten to work at breakneck speed.
In its first 10 days of operation, DOGE eliminated around $1 billion in spending by canceling 85 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI)-related contracts.
The cuts came across 24 federal agencies, which included the Department of Education, Department of Labor, Treasury, Defense, USDA, Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
“Through 1/29/2025, 85 DEIA-related contracts totaling ~$1B have been terminated within the Dept. of Ed, GSA, OPM, EPA, DoL, Treasury, DoD, USDA, Commerce, DHS, VA, HHS, State, NSF, NRC, NLRB, PBGC, USAID, RRB, SSA, SBA, BLM, CFPB, NPS, and NOAA,” the department said on X.
Through 1/29/2025, 85 DEIA related contracts totaling ~$1B have been terminated within the Dept. of Ed, GSA, OPM, EPA, DoL, Treasury, DoD, USDA, Commerce, DHS, VA, HHS, State, NSF, NRC, NLRB, PBGC, USAID, RRB, SSA, SBA, BLM, CFPB, NPS, and NOAA.
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) January 30, 2025
The Office of Personnel Management was hit with some of the biggest cuts, as close to $500 million in contracts were canceled.
The Department of Agriculture was next as it was nearly $110 million in canceled contracts and spending.
Other cuts included the Department of Homeland Security, which saw a reduction in spending of 14.9 million; the Department of Health and Human Services cut $28.1 million; the Department of Labor eliminated $7.8 million; the Department of Treasury cut $25.2 million; the Environmental Protection Agency saw a reduction of $3 million in spending; the Department of Education cut $3.8 million; and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) saw cuts of $45 million.
In January, a source close to multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News that he was no longer affiliated with DOGE.
Ramaswamy, who was appointed alongside Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, by Trump in November to lead DOGE, is now expected to announce a Republican campaign for Ohio governor early next week, according to the source.
“Vivek Ramaswamy played a critical role in helping us create DOGE,” Trump-Vance transition spokesperson Anna Kelly, said in a statement to Fox News. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again.”
Not long afterward, Ramaswamy took to his social media pages to make an announcement.
“It was my honor to help support the creation of DOGE. I’m confident that Elon & team will succeed in streamlining government. I’ll have more to say very soon about my future plans in Ohio. Most importantly, we’re all-in to help President Trump make America great again!” he wrote.
Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election in 2026, announced on Friday that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted would fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by now-Vice President J.D. Vance, who stepped down earlier this month ahead of Monday’s inauguration to assume his new role.
Prior to the Senate appointment, Husted had been preparing to run for governor in 2026 to succeed DeWine. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy had previously expressed interest in serving in the Senate.
DeWine’s decision to appoint Husted to the vacant Senate seat appears to have spurred Ramaswamy’s move toward running for governor, Fox added.
Vivek Ramaswamy, who launched his presidential campaign in February 2023, quickly rose from a long-shot candidate to a serious contender for the Republican nomination.
Running on what he termed an “America First 2.0” agenda, Ramaswamy became one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters among his rivals, calling Trump the “most successful president of our century.”
Ramaswamy ended his White House following a distant fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and swiftly endorsed Trump, becoming a prominent surrogate on the campaign trail.
