{"id":2407529,"date":"2025-02-27T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-charges-ahead-with-more-cuts-despite-some-concerns-on-speed\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:37:24","slug":"doge-charges-ahead-with-more-cuts-despite-some-concerns-on-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-charges-ahead-with-more-cuts-despite-some-concerns-on-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE charges ahead with more cuts despite some concerns on speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoge-charges-ahead-with-more-cuts-despite-some-concerns-on-speed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407529&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses ongoing\u2064 government cuts spearheaded<\/a> by\u200d the &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; (DOGE) under Elon Musk&#8217;s direction and\u200b president Trump&#8217;s\u200c administration. Despite widespread concern and criticism,these cuts are set to target federal agencies \u2062such as the Labour Department and the Social\u200c Security Administration. the Trump administration remains \u200csupportive, \u2063with the president recently reaffirming DOGE&#8217;s efforts in a Cabinet meeting and signing\u200c an executive order to streamline further cuts. However,the\u2062 reception\u2063 to these initiatives has been \u200cmixed,with some Republicans expressing \u200canxiety over their rapid implementation,urging for a more measured approach.There \u2062have also been legal challenges\u2063 and backlash from constituents during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-campus-hate-crimes-that-turned-out-to-be-hoaxes\/\" title=\"6 Campus \u2018Hate Crimes\u2019 That Turned Out To Be Hoaxes\">town hall meetings<\/a>.Nonetheless, some Republican leaders claim public polling shows strong support for reducing government spending. Considering many workers returning to\u200b in-office roles, new resources have been established to assist those \u200cdisplaced by\u200b job cuts induced \u200bby \u2063DOGE.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOGE charges full steam ahead with more cuts despite some concerns on speed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2021369\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Government Efficiency\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3312013\/demystifying-doge-elon-musk-role-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">direction of Elon Musk<\/a>, has dominated the headlines throughout the first month of the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Government Efficiency\">Trump administration<\/a>, but despite blowback, efforts to cut the government are still going forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/02\/26\/doge-federal-workforce-firings-job-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> Wednesday that the next targets for staff cuts include the Labor Department, the Social Security Administration, and the General Services Administration. Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a notice sent to GSA workers Tuesday that the agency would be &ldquo;conducting a Reduction in Force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the cuts to the government continue, reception to DOGE has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-enforcement-of-immigration-law\/\" title=\"DOJ warns Texas of potential lawsuit over immigration law enforcement\">grown increasingly polarized<\/a> since the effort began upon Trump&rsquo;s return to the White House last month. Some Republicans have expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3324230\/republican-frustration-doge-cuts-heightened-lack-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"anxiety\">anxiety<\/a> and frustration over some of the sweeping cuts, after vocal uproar from activists nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reaffirmed\">Donald Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3331442\/trump-sign-executive-order-backing-musk-doge-efforts-cabinet-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reaffirmed\">reaffirmed<\/a> his support of DOGE efforts Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting and by signing another executive order emboldening the cuts to government waste. The executive order will establish a &ldquo;DOGE team lead&rdquo; at each federal agency to work closely with the head of each agency to move toward enacting DOGE&rsquo;s cuts across the government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Each Agency Head shall, with assistance as requested from the agency&rsquo;s DOGE Team Lead, build a centralized technological system within the agency to seamlessly record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to each of the agency&rsquo;s covered contracts and grants, along with a brief, written justification for each payment submitted by the agency employee who approved the payment,&rdquo; the order reads.<\/p>\n<p>The executive action also instructs the head of the GSA to &ldquo;submit a plan to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the disposition of Government-owned real property which has been deemed by the agency as no longer needed&rdquo; within 60 days of the Wednesday order.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) faced a bruising town hall in his home district, where several attendees expressed their outrage over DOGE&rsquo;s government cuts. The initiatives DOGE has pushed have also faced various legal challenges in court.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling the pressure from the heated town hall, McCormick told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> earlier this week that he still supported the efforts but wanted to see DOGE work slower as it makes cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re just moving a little too fast,&rdquo; McCormick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3328907\/mccormick-slowing-down-doge-cuts-heated-georgia-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;We should have impact studies on each department as we do it, and I&rsquo;m sure we can do that. We&rsquo;re moving really, really rapidly, and we don&rsquo;t know the impact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a Thursday appearance on <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>, McCormick also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3332090\/rich-mccormick-condemns-celebrating-layoffs-federal-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"denounced\">denounced<\/a> celebrating people losing their jobs in the federal government. McCormick advised DOGE and Republicans to &ldquo;be careful about messaging.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) pushed back on the uproar at the town halls, dismissing many of the attendees as &ldquo;paid protesters&rdquo; and &ldquo;Democrats who went to the events early and filled up the seats,&rdquo; while on CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Source<\/em> on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One Republican acknowledged they were his constituents,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s fantastic, OK, but they had Democrats come and fill the seats early, all right? This is an old playbook that they pulled out and ran, and it made it look like that what is happening in Washington is unpopular.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-last-blue-dogs-local-democrats-call-on-party-to-save-hyde\/\" title=\"The Last Blue Dogs: Local Democrats Call on Party To Save Hyde\">polling data show<\/a> that DOGE and cuts to the federal government are still broadly popular with the public. A Harvard CAPS-Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/press-release-february-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released earlier this week showed that 83% of voters would rather see cuts to government spending rather than tax increases, and 77% believe a full examination of government spending is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>While additional property cuts are part of DOGE&rsquo;s near future, another round of job cuts in various agencies pushed by DOGE is also reportedly expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cuts to the workforce and to government property come as workers in the federal bureaucracy have been summoned back to in-office work. The impact of return-to-work has been felt throughout the District of Columbia, with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/transportation\/metro-ridership-nears-5-year-high-as-federal-workers-return-to-offices\/3852751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announcing\">announcing<\/a> ridership earlier this week reached near-prepandemic levels.<\/p>\n<p>With the job status of troves of federal workers uncertain, local jurisdictions surrounding Washington have set up resources for displaced former government employees. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3328431\/youngkin-virginia-job-market-help-fired-federal-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"unveiled\">unveiled<\/a> new resources on Monday for Virginia residents affected by DOGE cuts to the workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2021369\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2021369\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOGE pushes forward with cuts despite speed concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2407530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/doge-elon-musk-feb-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12577,23466,51250],"class_list":["post-2407529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-speed-concerns"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/doge-elon-musk-feb-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407529"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407533,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407529\/revisions\/2407533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}