DOGE didn't make a dent in the deficit, but it did bring back screwworm and enable a historically large new Ebola outbreak, so it's not like they didn't achieve *anything*
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at USDA helps prevent threats like screwworm from ever reaching US livestock.
In 2025, it lost 1,300 employees due to cuts and firings.
That’s the thing about prevention: you don’t notice it when it works, only when it is gone.