Author name: Jason Smith

NASA leadership has verified that this was cancelled today. Ashlee Vance – Is this legit? Did NASA spend $500k on Politico subscriptions? It’s not just Politico. The Associated Press has been raking in millions of dollars in government money for years. The AP’s bias also makes perfect sense.

The Social Security Administration has terminated its contract for the “Gender X initiative marker” and removed all references to gender ideology from public facing applications. This saves > $1M and is in accordance with the President’s Executive Order: https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

Today’s number has increased to 22 consulting contract terminations for a total savings of ~$45mm. All in today, 36 contracts were terminated for a total savings of ~$165mm across 6 agencies, including a DHS contract for “people and culture survey and climate support services.” Department of Government Efficiency – Feb 3 This morning, 20 consulting

Today’s number has increased to 22 consulting contract terminations for a total savings of ~$45mm. All in today, 36 contracts were terminated for a total savings of ~$165mm across 6 agencies, including a DHS contract for “people and culture survey and climate support services.” Department of Government Efficiency – Feb 3 This morning, 20 consulting

This morning, 20 consulting contracts, mostly focused on “strategic communication” and “executive coaching,” were terminated for immediate savings of $26mm.

In the past 6 days, the number of lease terminations of underutilized buildings has increased from 3 to 22, with savings increased from $1.6M to $44.6M. Department of Government Efficiency – Jan 27 The GSA terminated three leases of mostly empty office space, with tenants relocating to nearby buildings in the GSA portfolio. With savings

Updated data on DEI related contract cancellations with full detail:

Through 1/29/2025, 85 DEIA related contracts totaling ~$1B have been terminated within the Dept. of Ed, GSA, OPM, EPA, DoL, Treasury, DoD, USDA, Commerce, DHS, VA, HHS, State, NSF, NRC, NLRB, PBGC, USAID, RRB, SSA, SBA, BLM, CFPB, NPS, and NOAA.

Following up on the $45 million in DEI scholarships in Burma. This has been cancelled.

Answering the most common question about the Deferred Resignation offer. Can take the vacation you always wanted, or just watch movies and chill, while receiving your full government pay and benefits. Sources: https://opm.gov/fork/ https://opm.gov/fork/faq