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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

DOGE loses control of US federal grants website

  • The US DOGE Service, responsible for Elon Musk's federal spending cut initiative, has reportedly lost access to grants.gov, a key government website.
  • Grants.gov is a critical platform distributing approximately $500 billion in annual federal awards, making the loss a significant setback for the DOGE initiative.
  • Earlier, DOGE had assumed control of the website, leading to a backlog of grant proposals and risking unspent funds by the fiscal year-end.
  • Federal officials were recently instructed to cease routing grant proposals through DOGE following Musk's split from the Trump administration.
  • The initiative has reportedly fallen significantly short of its $1 trillion savings target, achieving only about $180 billion, although the administration says DOGE's work will continue in a decentralized manner without Musk.

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