By every admission, the federal government routinely loses billions of our tax dollars to waste, fraud, and abuse. But until now, it seems, there’s never really been a serious push for a sea change. Lisa Fletcher digs into the new Trump administration’s DOGE efforts, headed up by Elon Musk.

DOGE won’t be an official government department like justice or treasury. Its small staff will look for savings and efficiencies and then recommend spending cuts and policy changes to the White House and Congress.

As we’ve reported before, government waste is everywhere: whether it’s $6 million to boost Egyptian tourism; $477,000 for the forced feminization of male macaques; or $10,000 for an air force toilet.

To get a sense of how much could be saved we talked with John Hart, CEO of ‘Open The Books’ a non-profit that focuses on tracking government spending and identifying waste.