DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico

DOGE announced it slashed 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion for $3.3 billion in savings for programs like climate change in Peru and gender equity in Mexico.

DOGE credit card scissor (iStock)

DOGE also announced the Department of Labor had canceled $577 million in "America Last" grants, totaling $237 million in savings.

The funding that was canceled included $10 million for "gender equity in the Mexican workplace," $12.2 million for "worker empowerment in South America" and $6.25 million for "improving respect for workers' rights in agricultural supply chains" in the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

DOGE SLASHES NEARLY $1M FOR ALPACA FARMING IN PERU, OTHER QUESTIONABLE GRANTS IN LATEST WASTEFUL SPENDING CUT

President Donald Trump, left, with Tesla CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

The department has canceled numerous diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federal agencies, consulting contracts, leases for underused federal buildings and duplicate agencies and programs.

As of March 26, DOGE claims on its site it has saved Americans $130 billion, or $807.45 per taxpayer.

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DOGE critics contend the organization has too much access to federal systems and should not be permitted to cancel federal contracts or make cuts to various agencies.

Fox News Digital’s Eric Revell and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.

Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

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