Government Efficiency (DOGE) saved more than $5 million a year after discovering that some agencies were paid for much more software than they actually used.
For example, the IRS paid 3,000 licenses for the software, but only used 25. When Doge discovered waste, it cut the remaining 99% of its license.
“In many cases, agents have more software licenses than employees. Licenses are often idle (i.e. they are not installed on any computer, but not installed),” Doge wrote in X's post.
The Department of Labor has significantly reduced 68% of its unused “project planning” software licenses, Doge noted, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has cut 78% of its remote desktop software programs it had been paying for after the committee found that it only used 22% of its programs.
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According to Doge, the three changes saved more than $5 million a year.
Doge raised the red flag in February that when it shared a post about the US General Services Agency (GSA) that it said agents were paying more software licenses than employees.
With 13,000 employees, GSA has paid 37,000 licenses for Winzip, a program used to archive and compress files.
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The agency also pays 19,000 training software subscriptions, 7,500 project management software sheets, and is responsible for only 5,500 employees and three different ticketing systems.
The latest post comes as billionaire Elon Musk stepped in as Doge's face.
According to a website update on Doge's website, Doge was tasked with cutting $2 trillion from its budget, but its efforts have led to approximately $175 billion in savings through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud reductions and other ways to eliminate costs.
Musk says Doge, which was set at the top of $150 billion in fraud savings in 2026
President Donald Trump has been tasked with Elon Musk with finding ways to lead government efficiency and cut $2 trillion from the budget. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Savings will be converted to about $1,087 per taxpayer, the website notes.
Musk told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that his savings will continue to increase, and he is confident that the total cuts will reach $1 trillion over the next few years.
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“Doge's impact will only be stronger,” Musk said. “I liken it to a kind of Buddhist person. It's like a way of life, so it's permeated throughout the government. And I'm sure over time we'll save $1 trillion, and cuts in waste, fraud.”
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
