DOGE’s $1 card freeze hits research on lifesaving military gear, while genealogy to help identify soldiers’ remains gets exception

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• Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has slashed limits on spending cards to just $1, impacting activities across the federal government, including work for the military. That includes research on lifesaving equipment, while genealogy services critical to the identification of soldiers killed in wars from decades ago got an exception.

A freeze on federal purchase cards imposed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is reportedly freezing certain activities related to the military, too.