Elon Musk's DOGE tally: The federal workforce is down while government spending is up

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — formerly run by Elon Musk — ends 2025 with strikingly divergent results around its two primary goals. On one front, government payroll numbers are down ...

Paul’s annual Festivus report calls out $1.6 trillion in government waste

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released his annual "Festivus Report," spotlighting over $1.6 trillion in wasteful government spending.
Forbes

Government Spending Saps Growth While Warping Those Who Drive It

Government spending never enhances economic growth precisely because governments only have money to spend insofar as they have taxable access to private economic activity. In other words, government ...
New York Post

Why US federal agency spending has outpaced inflation — despite headcounts dropping billions fly out the door

Federal agencies and departments are spending more of your money than ever — far above the rate of inflation over the past quarter-century, despite headcount dwindling by as much as 26.7% from max ...

Here’s How Government Spending Has Grown—and Where the Money Is Going

No matter how you measure it, the U.S. government is spending significantly more than it did a decade ago. As President Trump ...

Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.

President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...

Government spending £4m a year on empty prison, MP report finds

The government is spending £4m a year on the upkeep of a prison that has not held any inmates for 18 months, a report from ...
The Hill

White House aide says spending freeze isn’t being rescinded despite memo

The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually an ...
PBS

Unpacking Trump’s budget proposal and where he wants to cut billions in spending

The White House unveiled a budget proposal that would cut billions from non-defense programs across the government. President Trump's $163 billion in spending cuts would hit health, housing, education ...
Marketplace

Federal workers’ salaries represent less than 5% of federal spending and 1% of GDP

Layoffs are at their highest level since 2020 thanks in part to the Department of Government Efficiency’s attempt to cull the federal workforce. U.S. employers announced more than 172,000 job cuts in ...
New York Post

Alarming report shows US drowning in red ink — as Democrats block spending cuts

The federal government is racing toward a fiscal cliff, with a new report citing a mind-numbing $838 billion cash shortfall just for the first four months of the fiscal year. Yet Democrats are losing ...
Forbes

Government Spending Is An Essential Component Of GDP

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...