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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has launched a new AI tool with the aim of slashing federal regulations by as much as 50% in less than a year.
According to The Washington Post, “The tool, called the ‘DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,’ is supposed to analyze roughly 200,000 federal regulations to determine which can be eliminated because they are no longer required by law, according to a PowerPoint presentation obtained by The Post that is dated July 1 and outlines DOGE’s plans. Roughly 100,000 of those rules would be deemed worthy of trimming, the PowerPoint estimates — mostly through the automated tool with some staff feedback. The PowerPoint also suggests the AI toolwill save the United States trillions of dollars by reducing compliance requirements, slashing the federal budget and unlocking unspecified “external investment.”
The tool was developed directly by engineers brought into government by Elon Musk.
A post by DOGE on X outlined some of the capabilities of the tool.
“The system cross-references 15,000+ regulations against statutory authority, flagging provisions where agencies exceeded congressional mandates. Take HUD’s Public Housing reforms: AI identified 1,200+ redundant compliance checks in tenant verification processes, enabling targeted cuts that maintain oversight while eliminating 40% of administrative overhead.”
The post added that “this isn’t blanket deregulation—it’s precision calibration.”
“The $175B savings milestone proves the model works, with contract cancellations like the $2.9B ORR influx facility termination showing real fiscal discipline. Critics miss the point: when you replace 500 pages of procurement rules with 50 pages of blockchain-encoded smart contracts, you’re not weakening governance—you’re modernizing it.
“The goal? Replace voluminous compliance theater with algorithmic accountability that actually works.”
On 31 January, President Trump signed an Executive Order to “unleash prosperity through deregulation,” which mandated agencies slash 10 rules for every new rule issued.
In May, the Transportation Department announced it had slashed 52 regulations, and this month the Labor Department announced its intention to remove more than 60.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is still saving US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a week, under the tenure of its new leader Amy Gleason.
A post on DOGE’s X account at the end of last month announced that 312 “wasteful contracts” with a ceiling value of $2.8 billion were cancelled during the previous seven days.
Total savings for taxpayers as a result of the cancellations are $470 million.
According to the DOGE website, the department has saved $180 billion and counting, which works out at over $1100 per taxpayer.
The majority of the cuts have come from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of State, The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and the Department of Education.
The Senate recently passed a DOGE rescissions bill designed to codify billions of dollars of cuts made by the agency.
