DOGE proposes ending paper checks sent out by government

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk proposed over the weekend ending paper checks sent out by the government, stating it would save American taxpayers millions of dollars.

"Deleting paper checks would save at least $750 million per year," the official DOGE page stated on the social media platform, X over the weekend. 

The department also stated that in the fiscal year of 2023, $25 billion in tax refunds were lost or delayed due to the checks being returned or expired. 

Over the weekend, DOGE posted updates on payments that would have funded projects overseas that have been cancelled, including $19 million for "biodiversity conversation" in Nepal and $14 million for "social cohesion" in Mali.

A payment of $32 million was cancelled that would have gone to the Prague Civil Society Centre.

President Donald Trump tasked Musk with running DOGE in order to cut government waste and make sure taxpayer money was spent efficiently.