# What is DOGE? Here’s what to know about Elon Musk’s latest cost-cutting efforts.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/what-is-doge-heres-what-to-know-about-elon-musks-latest-cost-cutting-efforts/
- Published: 2025-02-13T09:15:49-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a target of GOP and Wall Street critics since it began in 2011. Photo credit: Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty Images. Article by Aimee Picchi. CBS News – updated February 12, 2025. The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by President Trump on Jan. 20 with a mission to slash federal spending. Since then, the task force led by billionaire Elon Musk says it has saved more than $1 billion by canceling diversity, equity and inclusion contracts, […] Click here to view original web page at www.cbsnews.com Related articles: How Elon Musk’s DOGE took over the Education Department, one office at a time – CNBC Why Trump wants to buy Greenland — and how much it could cost – Financial Post With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America Everywhere – AP News When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump’s spending cuts and tariffs – NBC News A constitutional crisis threatens our democracy – Fight the Fire