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DOGE cancels 200K government credit cards amid federal spending limits
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 USA TODAY

USA TODAY

2:03 p.m. ET March 12, 2025

### Credit card spending freeze reportedly hindering agencies

The  announced Tuesday it has canceled more than 200,000 government credit cards in a post on X.

 by billionaire and White House advisor Elon Musk, said on Feb. 18 that it was working with agencies to simplify the credit card accounts and reduce admin costs. It estimated the federal government had 4.6 million credit cards and 90 million unique transactions in the fiscal year 2024.

A week later, President  issued an executive order to commence a "" that called for a 30-day freeze on agency employee credit cards.

DOGE gave its three-week update on canceled credit cards Tuesday. It said the pilot program audits 16 agencies, and the Health and Human Services Department and the Department of the Interior made "great progress this past week."

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