Despite faux fanfare and outrage, DOGE hasn’t even scratched the federal budget monster

Jessica Riedl : Government waste represents the lowest-hanging fruit to cut.

Government Accountability Office estimates fraud costs the federal government between $233 billion and $521 billion annually .

She says DOGE has failed to achieve significant savings because Musk has focused on high profile culture war targets to maximize headlines rather than the quiet, boring work of deficit reduction.