Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is eying a proposal that would slash federal diversity and inclusion programs, according to a new report.
DOGE is tasked with eliminating government spending, waste and streamlining efficiency and operations, and is expected to influence White House policy on budget matters.
The proposal circulating among DOGE advisors is a 19-page report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative and libertarian nonprofit organization, the Washington Post reports.
Specifically, the document claims that there is more than $120 billion annually spent on “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives like Agriculture Department grants and loans for minority farmers and ranchers – efforts the organization claims are unconstitutional.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DOGE AND ITS QUEST TO SLASH GOVERNMENT WASTE, SPENDING
Although it’s unlikely that the entirety of those funds will face complete elimination, sources told the Post that …