By LINDA BOYLE
By executive order, President Donald Trump established DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, with the goal of slashing government fraud, waste, and abuse and making decisions based on the America First agenda.
This function was not just newly established by President Trump. It had a forerunner.
It was known as the “United States Digital Services,” created during Barack Obama’s presidency.
Elon Musk leads this department today, and he is causing an incredible amount of hysteria from the DC swamp.
DOGE recently announced that $59 million in FEMA funding went to New York City to house illegal aliens in luxury hotels. No wonder FEMA is looking for more money to help the people in North Carolina who were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Thankfully, the funding to New York City for housing illegals has stopped. And the federal government has clawed back that $59 million.
One of the biggest areas of waste was the $10 billion managed by FEMA during the Covid plandemic. A report on this waste was released by the Office of Inspector General two days after the DOGE announcement concerning hotels in NYC.
Incredibly, $1.5 billion was spent on the medical staff in just one state, an additional $8.1 billion was spent on ”demand” costs, and another $32.8 million wasted on ”incorrect payments.” Money just flew out the door without enough checks and balances to ensure it was used properly.
There were checks written with no paperwork to validate the cost. Nor was there much thought given to the best use of limited resources.
Now there is discussion now on how to claw back more of that money. It will be interesting to see what happens in the near term.
My favorite is when Dr. Anthony Fauci was discovered by DOGE. Fauci is the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1984-2022, and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden during the Covid panic in 2021-2022.
After President Trump deleted Fauci’s taxpayer-funded security detail (which cost us taxpayers $15 million), DOGE discovered the National Institute of Health was ready to hand out $168,000 for the Fauci museum exhibit. DOGE ended that mismanagement of taxpayer monies.
It seems like poetic justice to take money back from the official face the Covid-19 debacle.
I see light at the end of the tunnel with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. He will put safeguards in place and ensure all of us are aware of the risks and benefits of vaccines.
And he will work to Make America Healthy Again by ensuring our food supply is not harmful to our children.
This will go a long way toward getting trust back between the people and their healthcare providers.
It’s about time.
Linda Boyle, RN, MSN, DM, was formerly the chief nurse for the 3rd Medical Group, JBER, and was the interim director of the Alaska VA. Most recently, she served as Director for Central Alabama VA Healthcare System. She is the director of the Alaska Covid Alliance/Alaskans 4 Personal Freedom.
Cancer research cut. Veteran services cut. Trump takes an estimated $5 million dollar publicity stunt at Daytona. Where’s DOGE?
Please provide verifiable evidence (not news media hysteria) of “Cancer research cut. Veteran services cut.” Thank you
Oh, and I almost forgot: Please provide verifiable evidence (not news media hysteria) of “estimated $5 million dollar publicity stunt at Daytona”. Thank you
I cannot believe you were not going absolutely insane during the Biden admin because of the huge amount of taxpayer money spent watching him sleep on the beach. Just cannot believe it. I guess you suddenly realized in Jan 2025 that it is your money the government spends on securing the President’s safety.
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When a Democrat is back in the White House, I expect daily updates on how much it is costing the taxpayer for their time outside the office. If you do not do that, I have no choice but to assume you are a partisan troll.
Not to mention egg prices!
seabass get off cnn & the view, that is NOT real news.
It is called “Fake News”
Why would the mad scientist need security if he had good intentions in the first place? Did someone finally let the cat out of the bag?
Perfect! Today: canceling museum exhibits. Tomorrow: an orange jumpsuit and gray bars. How the left and the media can idolize this person is beyond the pale.
I wonder what sort of epidemic it will take for Ms Boyle et al to jump off her high horse and get on with the care and sound scientific principles of protecting the Alaskans from viral and communicable disease … outbreak of TB, typhoid, whooping cough, pinworms, lice? She and that goon in the White House sure harp on retired Dr Fauci a lot.
Mrs. N, please tell me: how does it feel to be a lackey for the powers-that-be, a pro-establishment quisling, a conformist, a “good German” who never questions authority? Because your every post demonstrates that you are all of those.
I will never, EVER understand people like you. And I use the word “people” extremely loosely there, because those like you, who exercise no independent thought or moral judgement, are essentially complete aliens to me.
It’s genuinely fascinating to see how desperately some people are defending the gross disregard of common sense and the things Fauci made up along the way.
And somehow mange to equate massive grift to effective “government”.
Libertarian anarchy is no way to run a society Jefferson. I wonder what made you so resentful of Government, and what made you such a bitter, angry person.
Too many of our loved ones were physically harmed and psychologically and spiritually abused by asinine hospital policies during 2020 and following. We will not be quick to forget Fauci and his followers.
It would be one thing if Fauci was actually correct on anything during his entire career. He was wrong on AIDS, wrong on SARS, and absolutely 100% wrong on C-19.
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I prefer my scientists to actually get it right once or twice in their careers. Fauci didn’t
I verified the $15 million cost (for a two-year period) for Dr. Fauci’s security detail. What is amazing about this corruption is how unreactive those receiving the excesses are when the obscenity is brought to light. The corrupt simply behave like the conduct is entirely normal. In turn, this reveals the depth of the depravity. The vast majority of those at USAID believed that their actions were good, just and necessary. A bit of self-reflection would reveal that the typical American does not support much if what USAID was doing.
Many drawing federal checks are currently in a state of high anxiety over the future. That is unpleasant but it should be understood that those same folks have NEVER faced this threat over their entire careers. The recent election again highlights the vast differences in views and experiences that separate bi-coastal (pseudo) “elites” and the supposedly unworthy and unintelligent living in the middle of the country. It will take some time to work through the changes that the election will bring. IMO those involved should be more aware of the risks of seemingly endless federal bucks. And be a bit more self-aware.
Wow you really have a thing for Fauci, madam. Honestly, it’s not good for you. You’re another victim of FDS.
Sociopathic mass murderers tend to elicit strong reactions from those who are not kneejerk conformists and blind pro-establishment quislings, as you are, Whidbey.
Please see my (rhetorical) question to Mrs. N above, and respond to it — if you dare.
She’s in good company, FDS is a great survival mechanism. Fauci in my opinion is a present day ww2 nazi doctor.
He should to be put on trial and then punished.
If you knew and had seen what she and others have you would understand. She is working to make sure it never happens again. Wake up and see the truth and thank her for her efforts.
I am sure a lot of people would not even know his name if he was actually correct about anything at any time in his career. And, if he did not create sweeping national policy that crippled the economy and caused untold deaths out of the ether. Instead of actually researching the virus, and allowing the use of off-label drugs, Fauci instead advocated for untested injections, and medical policies that required patients to require intubation before a doctor could give them oxygen.
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This is not FDS, this is actually looking at verifiable facts and saying the actions of this man do not deserve a museum.
you can always count on nonsense from the “dog” thanks for not letting us down.
your grasp on reality is comical!
Fauci should be in a cell in Gitmo with MS -13.
All of the MS-13 bros would end up dead and Fauci would be feasting on their internal organs.
A cancelled exhibit ought to be the least of Dr. Death’s worries. How many people did the poisonous little elf have a hand in killing? How many people were immiserated by his actions? He ought to face the justice he so richly deserves. If I were him (shudder at the thought) I would investigate countries that do not have an extradition treaty with the United States.
Thank you for your persistent work Linda.
I’d pay to see an exhibit of a wax figure of Fauci behind bars in the NIH museum!
Imagine having the same communist god complex that Fauci, Cbass, the N woman, and Old Yeller all share.
Our God is awesome! It seems like they will never figure it out.
He is very curious about what agony of innocent animals does to their various systems. Nothing but expensive gratuitous animal torture using non-consenting taxpayer money. So callous. And nothing useful was gained. And he did the experiments himself it was reported in Congress.
This alone is plenty to close the book on his use of public funds forever. I do not consent to funding his tortures.
Not vaccinating your kids is child abuse. Simple as that.
As is forcing them to shower together and use the same toilet facilities.