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The Big Government Contracts Doge Hasn't Touched
By not targeting major sources of spending like defense, the group has had a minimal impact on the federal budget so far but a big effect on many small companies.
The focus on smaller agencies largely reflects White House policy priorities, including a disdain for foreign aid, the Education Department and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. But Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, has asked the military branches to identify areas for spending cuts, part of a plan to reallocate resources to favored projects, such as border enforcement. Such targets, and the absence so far of bigger ones like defense contractors, add to the sense among critics that the group isn’t molding a leaner, more efficient government so much as it is pursuing ideological foes and social media ovation.
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