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The Government Efficiency Department (Doge) saved more than $ 5 million a year after discovering several agencies paid for much more software than they actually used.
For example, the IRS paid 3000 software licenses, but only used 25. Once Doge discovered waste, it reduced the remaining 99% licenses.
“Agencies often have more Software licenses rather than employees, and the licenses are often idle (ie paid but not installed on any computer), “Doge wrote in the post on X.” These audits are constantly initiated from the first published in February. “
The Ministry of Labor reduced 68% of unused project planning licenses, Doge said, and the Securities and Exchange Commission reduced 78% of the software programs of a remote table computer he paid after finding that a commission used only 22% of the programs.
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According to Doge, three changes saved over $ 5 million a year.
In February, Doga raised the red flag that agencies had paid more software licenses than employees when shared by Post about the US General Services Directorate (GSA).
With 13,000 employees, GSA paid 37,000 licenses for Winzip, a program used to archive and compress files.
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Higher White House Advisor Elon Musk goes to the White House after landing at Marine One on the southern lawn with President Donald Trump on March 9, 2025. In Washington, DC (Samuel Core / Getty Images)
The Agency also pays 19,000 subscriptions to training software, 7,500 software software sites for division with only 5,500 employees and three different tickets for tickets.
The latest post comes while billionaire Elon Musk leaves as the face of Doge.
While Doge was given the task of reducing two trillion dollars from the budget, his efforts brought to approximately $ 175 billion savings due to the sale of property, the cancellation of the contract, the reduction of payment of fraud and other ways to remove the costs, according to update on the Doge website.
Musk says Doga set up a savings of $ 150 billion in a fraud savings in FY 2026
President Donald Trump borrowed for Elona Musk to lead the efficiency of the Ministry of Government and finding ways to reduce $ 2 trillion from the budget. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Savings are translated to around $ 1,087 by taxpayerNotes on the site.
Musk told reporters at an oval office on Friday that the savings would continue to be built, and is convinced that the total reduction will amount to $ 1 trillion in the coming years.
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“The influence of Dogea will only get stronger,” Musk said. “I compare it to a kind of Buddhism. It’s like a lifestyle, so it pervaded all over the Government. And I’m convinced that over time we will see $ 1 savings and reduction of $ 1 trillion losing, reducing fraud.”
Andrew Mark Miller was contributed by Andrew Mark Miller.
