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Waste.gov, a new government website registered by the Trump administration, has been hidden and locked down after 404 Media reported that it mostly displayed an unedited WordPress template.

The archived version of the site contained the tagline, “Tracking government waste,” and another new website, DEI.gov, redirects to the same URL. But the rest of site displayed filler text from the WordPress Twenty Twenty-Four theme that’s also displayed in a demo, 404 reported. The text had nothing to do with government waste — instead, it hawked a made-up architecture firm called Études that claims it “seamlessly merges creativity and functionality to redefine architectural excellence.”

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire leading the Department of Government Efficiency, which has been behind quiet efforts to gain access to sensitive government systems and enact deep cuts to congressionally funded agencies, has touted the transparency of the program as recently as Tuesday from the Oval Office.

“We actually are trying to be as transparent as possible,” he told reporters gathered in the White House. “We post our actions to the DOGE handle on X, and to the DOGE website.” That website, however, contains hardly any information besides a tagline saying, “The people voted for major reform.” The group does seem to post some updates on its actions to the DOGE handle on X, but much of what has become publicly known about the group’s dealings has been based on reports in the press. Musk hasn’t directly promoted the Waste.gov URL from his X account, and Reuters reports that the website was created last week.

Before it went behind a password wall, 404 noted that even Waste.gov seemed to run afoul of recent executive actions from President Donald Trump focused on purging diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which has forced many agencies to take down and reevaluate resources on their sites. The template text on the archived version of the site boasted a “diverse clientele” for the architecture firm.

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