Doge deactivates 470k credit cards used by federal employees within 7 weeks; Elon Musk calls 4.6 m total 'Crazy' | Mint

The problem of cultivating credit card debt is not limited to the general public. Even employees of the US federal government have the same issue – at least what Doge, a government audit body, which, said, was devised, according to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Recently, the official handle on social media of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) said that the program to audit unused and unnecessary credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies. It was also noted that about 470,000 credit cards were disabled after seven weeks. In the same post, Dog further points out that at the beginning of the audit there were about 4.6 million active maps and accounts; Therefore, there is even more work to do. Number of cards issued by the post also contain the number of credit cards issued by various US government departments, including the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Export Import Bank and Farm Credit Administration, among others. These cards are divided into two categories: Buy cards and travel cards. The post shared data for both categories. For example, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had 12,488 purchasing cards and 67,376 travel cards before the break, according to the data. The Department of Binneland had 20,998 purchasing cards and 56.909 travel cards in front of the audit. Treasury employees issued 3,459 purchasing cards and 51,348 travel cards. The Department of Transport had 84,268 purchase cards and 38.924 travel cards. Elon Musk called these numbers ‘crazy’ in response to Doge’s post. He wrote: ‘Twice as many credit cards are issued and active as the total number of government employees! Crazy. ‘ Doge that uses AI, in other news, Elon Musk’s Doge team allegedly used artificial intelligence to investigate at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, two people with knowledge of the case said. Although a large part of the effectiveness of the Musk government remains in secrecy, the supervision would be an extraordinary use of technology to identify expressions of perceived disruption in a workforce already through widespread fire and serious cost savings. The Doge team also uses the signal app to communicate with direct knowledge of the case according to one other person, which may violate the federal record rules, because messages may disappear after a period of time. Visit here for all personal finance updates. First published: 18 Apr 2025, 01:18 pm Ist