DOGE Acts to Slash Massive Federal Agency Credit Card Racket It Exposed, Cuts Nearly Half a Million Cards

Musk’s DOGE Cancels 500K Federal Credit Cards Following Trump Order to Slash Waste

In a sweeping move aimed at curbing government waste and fraud, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, has deactivated over 500,000 federal credit cards used by government employees. The action follows a February 26, 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump, which directed the agency to audit all federal credit card usage.

The executive order—“IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S ‘DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY’ COST EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE”—gave DOGE sweeping authority to freeze and review federal financial tools. It required all agencies to pause credit card use for 30 days, with exceptions only for disaster relief and critical services.

DOGE’s findings were staggering. At the start of the audit, there were approximately 4.6 million active federal credit cards, which processed around 90 million transactions totaling nearly $40 billion in 2024.

DOGE launched a pilot audit with 16 agencies and, by March 24, reported nearly 298,000 cards deactivated. That number surged to approximately 470,000 cards just three weeks later as the audit expanded to 30 agencies.

“Credit Card Update! The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies. After 7 weeks, ~470k cards have been de-activated,” DOGE posted on April 15. “Still more work to do.”

Online reactions have been fierce. Commenters praised the crackdown and highlighted what they saw as widespread abuse:

“The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed 90M transactions for ~$40B of spend in 2024,” one user wrote. “ITS NOT A ROBBERY — IT’S A COMPLETE CLEANOUT!”

Others took aim at critics of the initiative:

“Leftwing activists are desperate to hide their slush funds,” one commenter claimed. “The media is now trying to convince everyone that DOGE is illegal and can’t investigate the government.”

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As DOGE continues its work, both critics and supporters agree: the agency’s findings could reshape how the federal government handles taxpayer money.