The secretary of the US Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Scott Turner, announced Thursday a new working group on the efficiency of the Ministry of Effectiveness of the Government to “eliminate waste, fraud and abuse” in his federal agency.
DOGE revealed that $ 1.9 billion in HUD money had been recovered on Friday, saying that the funds had been moved during the Biden administration and were “reserved for the administration of financial services, but were no longer necessary”.
DOGE said that it had worked with Turner to release funds, and that they are now available for uses by the US Treasury Department.
Turner said HUD launched her own DOGE working group to examine how the agency spends taxpayers’ money. HUD employees will direct the working group in the mission of maximizing their budget and their efficiency, signaling their results directly to Turner.
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Scott Turner, secretary of the American housing and urban development department, was confirmed on February 5, 2024. (Getty Images)
“HUD will be detailed and deliberate on each dollar spent to serve rural, tribal and urban communities. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, we are no longer in a commercial posture as usual, and the Doge Task Force will play an essential role in Helping to identify and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse and, ultimately, better serve the American people, “said Turner.
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Turner said he had established the working group to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive decree to “maximize government efficiency and productivity”.
The HUD DOGE working group will strive to “ensure that all programs, processes and staff work together to advance the ministry’s objective”.
The American secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Scott Turner, launched a working group on the efficiency of the Ministry of Efficiency to examine how Hud spends the dollars of taxpayers. (Getty / AP)
HUD is responsible for the national housing and urban development policy, and its programs include affordable housing programs, community development, support of owners, fair accommodation and the application of the fight against discrimination, services ‘homelessness and affordable housing programs.
Turner said during his announcement Thursday that the DOGE working group had already identified more than $ 260 million in savings.
“We have already identified $ 260 million In savings, and we have more to accomplish, “said Turner.
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“I canceled a subsidy of $ 50 million to an organization called The Climate Justice Alliance. They say that climate justice crosses a free Palestine. I think that the American taxpayer would not want $ 50 million going to this Left advocacy group.
Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is also committed to cooperating with DOGE to reduce unnecessary expenses at the Ministry of Defense.
“We are going to associate with them. It has been expected for a long time. The Ministry of Defense has a huge budget, but it must be responsible,” Hegseth told Fox News.
