US agencies to undergo ‘proper procedure’ for DOGE cuts: Samantha-Jo Roth

Published March 20, 2025 4:22pm ET



The Washington Examiner’s Samantha-Jo Roth predicts that U.S. agencies will follow the “proper procedure” to adhere to their government efficiency cuts, which she contends are “not what we saw before.”

The Trump administration has been busy seeking to eliminate waste in the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that his department had cut $580 billion in waste. Two months after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Roth suggested that DOGE’s “reduction in force” would be seen in a few months.

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