The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that the Social Security Administration terminated its contract for the 'Gender X' initiative marker, removing all references to gender ideology from public-facing applications. This move, which saves over $1 million in taxpayer funds, aligns with President Trump's executive order emphasizing the use of 'sex' over 'gender' in federal documentation. The decision reverses changes made during the Biden administration that allowed individuals who do not identify with either biological sex to mark documents with an 'X'.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on Wednesday that the Social Security Administration's decision to terminate a contract related to the ' Gender X ' marker on public-facing applications will save over $1 million in taxpayer funds . 'The Social Security Administration has terminated its contract for the ' Gender X initiative marker' and removed all references to gender ideology from public-facing applications,' DOGE stated on X.
'This saves >$1M and is in accordance with the President’s Executive Order…' President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office aiming to shift the language used by the federal government in documentation, including a move to replace the term 'gender' with 'sex' on official documents. 'The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system,' the order signed by Trump states. 'Basing Federal policy on truth is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself.' This move also reversed changes made during the Biden administration, such as allowing Americans who do not identify with either of the two biological sexes to mark documents like passports with an 'X' instead of 'male' or 'female.' Late last month, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services were instructed not to make final decisions on any applications that would result in a document with an 'X' marker for gender. Social Security appears to be the next agency to implement modifications regarding how a person identifies their sex on an application. The Social Security Administration did not respond to FOX Business’ request for comment on the matter. After learning of the savings, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. commented on X. '$1,000,000 people,' she wrote. 'Government waste at its finest- and this is just the tip of the iceberg.' The South Carolina Republican gained attention in November with a bill to ban biological males from women's bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol, inspired by the election of Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to the House.
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