US President Donald Trump's Department
of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk has shut down
the credit cards of American and Italian civilian employees who
work in the offices of the Aviano air base and of the Ederle and
Del Din army bases near Vicenza, local newspaper Messaggero
Veneto reported on Friday.
The bank accounts used for administrative expenses including
basic supplies have also been provisionally shut down,
well-informed sources said Friday.
The suspension was reportedly announced on Thursday to the
employees of the military bases located in the northeastern
Fiuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions.
The move, part of a sweeping freeze on most federal credit
cards, is temporary and set to last 30 days, well-informed
sources said.
The objective of the newly formed department, which is headed by
billionaire Tesla, SpaceX and X executive Musk, is to improve
the transparency of federal spending and a centralized system
will be reportedly created to register every payment, including
discretional purchases.
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