**Trump's Department of Government Efficiency Aims to Tackle Wasteful Spending**

President-elect Donald Trump has established a new department, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with reducing wasteful spending in the government. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been appointed as advisors to lead this effort. Open the Book's CEO, Josh Hart, suggests that they will focus on eliminating expenses with "no real thought or purpose behind it." Some potential areas for cost-cutting include:

*   Sending checks to deceased individuals
*   Funding animal-related projects, such as experiments on cats and monkeys
*   Reviewing unemployment payments and Social Security benefits paid to prisoners
*   Examining improper Medicaid and Medicare payments
*   Investigating tax evasion by government employees

The Trump administration aims to tackle massive waste and fraud in $6.75 trillion of annual government spending.

Source: https://www.wionews.com/world/trans-monkeys-cats-on-treadmills-and-more-everything-doge-might-go-after-to-cut-expenses-776014