Florida, DeSantis and DOGE

Gov. Ron DeSantis establishes Florida DOGE to cut positions, audit universities
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a Florida version of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), following the federal government’s steps to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse” but on the state level.
Read Gov. DeSantis’ executive order creating Florida DOGE
DeSantis’ DODGE order says Florida should leverage cutting edge technology to identify futher spending reductions and reforms in state agencies, university bureaucracies and local
Gov. DeSantis announces Florida version of DOGE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday a new state program, modeled after the federal government's Department of Government Efficiency, to eliminate "waste, fraud and abuse."
DeSantis announces “Florida DOGE” task force to target DEI initiatives, spending
The task force is named after DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, temporary federal department led by billionaire Elon Musk.
DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
The governor plans to eliminate more than 700 state jobs and use AI to investigate and “eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy,” he said.
Gov. DeSantis creates Florida DOGE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he was creating a "state DOGE task force," inspired by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, part of President Donald Trump's administration.
DeSantis announces new Florida DOGE task force, proposes eliminating 700+ positions, review government’s efficiency
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday to introduce a new task force to review and improve the government’s efficiency. DeSantis said the new DOGE task force will help streamline the government and “eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy” to ensure tax dollars are used efficiently.
Florida Launches DOGE Equivalent to Audit State Universities
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is launching a state initiative to cut spending and optimize efficiency modeled after the Elon Musk’s federal Department of Government Efficiency, which has cut billions in contracts at federal agencies, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
Florida governor creates DOGE task force to cut state government jobs
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Florida DOGE task force to audit state’s public universities
All twelve of Florida’s public universities will be subject to an independent review and audit under the task force.
DOGE Florida: DeSantis creates state version of Elon Musk's agency
Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference on Monday morning to announce the statewide DOGE task force, focused on reducing government spending.
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Governor DeSantis Announces Florida DOGE With Eye Towards Eliminating Hundreds of Public Sector Jobs
Florida’s governor says the statewide effort will mimic the federal project's use of artificial intelligence to uncover waste and abuse.
National parks and refuges in Florida hit with staffing cuts under new administration's DOGE
Marshall National Wildlife Refuge had three people fired this month, reducing an already anemic staff to watch over 145,200 ...
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Lawmakers push for state-level ‘Florida DOGE’ inspired by federal efficiency efforts
As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) makes waves in Washington, D.C., lawmakers in Florida are setting their ...