Pentagon's New Plaything: A Billion Dollar Gift to Ex DOGE Staffers The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was touted as a beacon of fiscal responsibility, but its legacy has been one of lining the pockets of its former employees rather than saving taxpayers any actual money.
Those same individuals have founded a new military tech startup, Cathedral, which recently completed a funding round valuing it at $1. 4 billion. The DOGE's ineptitude was on full display in its efforts to cut costs.
Despite claiming to have saved over $55 billion through its review process, experts put the figure at a more realistic $7 billion – and that's being generous.