Whether you’ve been following the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency since its inception or you just recently realized that the “DOGE” people have been talking about has nothing to do with a Shiba Inu meme, it’s hard to go a day without hearing the name.
What is DOGE?
According to the January 20 executive order that created DOGE, it exists to modernize Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity. It’s also supposed to implement President Trump’s DOGE Agenda.
That agenda is more laid out in another executive order dated February 26, 2025 that discusses cutting government costs and passing the savings on to taxpayers. One of the ways they’re doing that is by canceling leases for office space. The department explained on X, formerly Twitter, that in many of the cases that office space was either empty or underutilized. DOGE said there will still be plenty of office space available for the current workforce.
Reuters explains that the new organization took over the U.S. Digital Service and is temporary in existence.
What Leases Has DOGE Canceled in Idaho?
DOGE has been updating their work pretty frequently on the organization’s website. As of March 5, they claim that they’ve saved an estimated $105 Billion or about $652.17 per taxpayer…