New Delhi, April 5 -- Ever since Donald Trump's billionaire aide Elon Musk took over the leading role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs as part of the cost-cutting effort of the new administration.

According to some new reports, federal agencies have now been asked to justify their spending on private consultancy firms and review them as well. In March, Business Insider reported that federal agencies had to submit reviews of their existing contracts with 10 major firms in the US.

The General Services Administration had at the time asked federal agencies to submit the reviews.

"As part of the Trump-Vance Administration's efforts to weed out fraud and waste, GSA initially...