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Department of Government Efficiency
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- 1Russell Vought claims sweeping power to withhold federal funds●"Office of Management & Budget Director Russell Vought has claimed sweeping authority to withhold # money from projects.
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, is asserting broad authority to withhold money from approved projects. Commenters note that while Elon Musk was the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, it was Vought's OMB that carried out unilateral spending cuts and mass firings across federal agencies.