In a recent interview with Politico, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo detailed her plans to quickly disburse the designated funds for the CHIPS and Science Act before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January. Reacting to this, Vivek Ramaswamy, along with Elon Musk’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), plans to scrutinize every single contract issued in the 11th hour under the CHIPS Act, along with other fiscal endeavors by the Biden administration, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
Ramaswamy stated, “Wasteful subsidies under the IRA & CHIPS Act are being rapidly pushed out before Jan 20. DOGE will review every one of these 11th-hour gambits & recommend that Inspectors General scrutinize these last-minute contracts.” Trump appointed Ramaswamy and Musk to lead the DOGE and reduce unnecessary regulations and spending. Ramaswamy had previously outlined the DOGE plan, mandating that federal employees return to full-time office work.
