The Biden-era spending spree just hit a brick wall, courtesy of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In a massive move to rein in wasteful spending, DOGE announced Thursday that it has terminated 239 federal contracts with a total ceiling value of $1.7 billion, as reported by Fox News.
Among the axed deals? A taxpayer-funded grant aimed at teaching transgender and queer urban farmers about so-called “food justice.”
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DOGE’s initiative to cut unnecessary expenditures has already saved taxpayers a staggering $400 million, according to a post on X.
One of the scrapped contracts was an $8.5 million consulting agreement loaded with bureaucratic buzzwords about “fiscal stewardship” and “transformational initiatives” to supposedly improve business services and workforce efficiency.
In plain English: a bloated contract full of vague promises that no one would ever be held accountable for delivering.
The agency’s crackdown didn’t stop there. On Tuesday, DOGE revealed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pulled the plug on multiple federal grants tied to identity politics-driven research.
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That includes a $699,000 study on “cannabis use” among “sexual minority gender diverse individuals” and a $620,000 grant for “an LGB+ inclusive teen pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys.”
In what world does taxpayer money need to be funneled into studies like these while Americans struggle with skyrocketing inflation?
Another scrapped project included a $225,000 grant to the University of Colorado to study the “effects of hormones on headaches in transmasculine adolescents.” Because apparently, that was a top priority for federal funding—until now.
The USDA wasn’t spared in the cleanup effort either.
On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the department had pulled back a $379,000 grant meant to educate queer, trans, and BIPOC urban farmers about “food justice” and “values-aligned markets” in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rollins made it clear that USDA is shifting its focus back to what it was actually created to do.
“By stopping this wasteful spending here at USDA, we are ending identity politics, and we are refocusing our agency on its core mission of supporting American farming, ranching, and forestry,” she stated in a video message.
🇺🇸 SECRETARY ROLLINS CUTS IDENTITY POLITICS FROM USDA: WE ARE ENDING THIS WASTEFUL SPENDING
Secretary Rollins:
“Until now, until today, USDA was funding a $397,000 grant in the San Francisco Bay Area to educate queer, trans, and BIPOC urban farmers and consumers about food… https://t.co/ZjiRu4bmps pic.twitter.com/U364JL0KVA
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 13, 2025
This move by DOGE signals a much-needed course correction after years of unchecked government waste.
While Americans are tightening their belts, Washington should be doing the same—especially when it comes to funding projects designed to cater to radical identity politics instead of the country’s real needs.
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