Eric Eggers

Yeah, so they're willing to cut or proposing to cut up to 25% or a quarter of that space. I think that they're targeting something like a 63% reduction in the public building services division, according to the General Services Agency, which oversees the federal real estate. Something like a thousand workers are estimated to be removed from the workforce.

Yeah, so they're willing to cut or proposing to cut up to 25% or a quarter of that space. I think that they're targeting something like a 63% reduction in the public building services division, according to the General Services Agency, which oversees the federal real estate. Something like a thousand workers are estimated to be removed from the workforce.

And this is just one of a number of agencies that are saying, listen, we're going to take this quite seriously. Some people have suggested it's all sort of smoke and mirrors and there's no real follow through.

And this is just one of a number of agencies that are saying, listen, we're going to take this quite seriously. Some people have suggested it's all sort of smoke and mirrors and there's no real follow through.

And the fact that there was and will be a vote on a continuing resolution by Congress suggests, well, there was an effort to try to fund everything this year at last year's levels, which some said would maybe neuter funding. Doge's efforts.

And the fact that there was and will be a vote on a continuing resolution by Congress suggests, well, there was an effort to try to fund everything this year at last year's levels, which some said would maybe neuter funding. Doge's efforts.

But then no less than Secretary of State Marco Rubio has come out and said, listen, USAID, which is under the Department of State, that was the first agency to be targeted for a thorough analysis by Doge. And Marco Rubio said, listen, now after a six-week review, we're going to cancel 83% of the programs. That's tens of billions of dollars in savings. represented by 5,200 contracts.

But then no less than Secretary of State Marco Rubio has come out and said, listen, USAID, which is under the Department of State, that was the first agency to be targeted for a thorough analysis by Doge. And Marco Rubio said, listen, now after a six-week review, we're going to cancel 83% of the programs. That's tens of billions of dollars in savings. represented by 5,200 contracts.

And so I think that just shows you that the process is working. You have Doge come in from the outside, they identify these things, they hold them up. And then at President Trump's direction at a recent cabinet meeting, the agency heads themselves are the ones that are gonna ultimately kind of put into place those actual cuts. So I think that's actually how the government is supposed to work.

And so I think that just shows you that the process is working. You have Doge come in from the outside, they identify these things, they hold them up. And then at President Trump's direction at a recent cabinet meeting, the agency heads themselves are the ones that are gonna ultimately kind of put into place those actual cuts. So I think that's actually how the government is supposed to work.

And so I think we're seeing that happen in real time, kind of for the first time in American history. And now to your point, John, about the pushback, I think that's another sign of how successful Doge has been because the conversation has changed even around that. So the conversation is no longer like, oh, is that something we should be spending money on?

And so I think we're seeing that happen in real time, kind of for the first time in American history. And now to your point, John, about the pushback, I think that's another sign of how successful Doge has been because the conversation has changed even around that. So the conversation is no longer like, oh, is that something we should be spending money on?

The conversation is, well, yeah, sure, Doge is being effective, but it's a drop in the bucket as compared to what the actual federal deficit is, as if the goal of Doge was, was something other than just to identify things that the American people would say, we don't want our tax dollars spent on that. The goal of Doge is not to single-handedly rescue the American budget deficit.

The conversation is, well, yeah, sure, Doge is being effective, but it's a drop in the bucket as compared to what the actual federal deficit is, as if the goal of Doge was, was something other than just to identify things that the American people would say, we don't want our tax dollars spent on that. The goal of Doge is not to single-handedly rescue the American budget deficit.

The goal of Doge is to eliminate wasteful spending and getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse, and that's what they're doing.

The goal of Doge is to eliminate wasteful spending and getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse, and that's what they're doing.

Yeah, it's significant. It started the second Trump administration with 100,000 employees. And they're prepared to cut that in at least half, according to some reporting. And so there was a very high profile example of the Biden administration hiring 88,000 more IRS agents. And there was some talk about giving them weapons.

Yeah, it's significant. It started the second Trump administration with 100,000 employees. And they're prepared to cut that in at least half, according to some reporting. And so there was a very high profile example of the Biden administration hiring 88,000 more IRS agents. And there was some talk about giving them weapons.

But as of right now, we've got 100,000 that are suggesting cutting it in half. And of course, some people will say, well, that's no way to run a government. The Trump administration is making noise about replacing the internal revenue service with the external revenue service with the implementation of new tariffs.

But as of right now, we've got 100,000 that are suggesting cutting it in half. And of course, some people will say, well, that's no way to run a government. The Trump administration is making noise about replacing the internal revenue service with the external revenue service with the implementation of new tariffs.