DOGE claimed they had saved $8 billion by slashing one contract. The actual number was $8 million
1 month ago

DOGE claimed they had saved $8 billion by slashing one contract. The actual number was $8 million

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Department of Government Efficiency claimed they had saved $8 billion by cutting a single contract — but the actual value was $8 million. Musk’s team, which is not an official department, claimed it saved $8 billion by ditching a contract with business D&G Support Services to provide “program and technical support services” for the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights at Immigration Customs and Enforcement. DOGE - spearheaded by Elon Musk - claims it saved $8 billion in a single contract that turned out to be worth $8 million At the same time, the DOGE website uploaded the contract as an $8 billion saving, according to Bloomberg. SpaceX staff visited Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Virginia Monday, according to Transport Secretary Sean Duffy, who said that President Donald Trump has “ordered” him to “deliver a new, world-class air traffic control system that will be the envy of the world.”

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'Always wrong': NYT reporter takes wrecking ball to DOGE's 'wall of receipts'
4 days, 20 hours ago

'Always wrong': NYT reporter takes wrecking ball to DOGE's 'wall of receipts'

Raw Story  

New York Times reporter David Fahrenthold on Tuesday took a wrecking ball to efforts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to demonstrate how much money they are saving American taxpayers. "When the Wall of Receipts was first posted, Elon Musk's group said its largest savings was an $8 billion cut at ICE," he explained. "Then DOGE said its largest …

DOGE 'inflated' its biggest successes with 'error-filled data': report
1 week, 2 days ago

DOGE 'inflated' its biggest successes with 'error-filled data': report

Raw Story  

Elon Musk’s promises of transparency as his Department of Government Efficiency continues to claim massive savings in the federal budget were thrown into doubt by a new report Thursday that uncovered still more mistakes with his alleged successes. After the tech billionaire’s task force quietly attempted to delete its so-called “wall of receipts” when reporters identified major mistakes and falsehoods, …

Major update on $5,000 DOGE 'dividend' checks to repay Americans for government waste
1 week, 3 days ago

Major update on $5,000 DOGE 'dividend' checks to repay Americans for government waste

Daily Mail  

Americans hoping to receive money back from DOGE's efforts to cut government waste should not expect a check any time soon - if at all. As billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team seeks to slash government spending, President Trump signaled some of the money saved could be returned to taxpayers. The latest data shows U.S. government spending was up on February …

The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched
2 weeks, 5 days ago

The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched

New York Times  

The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched By not targeting major sources of spending like defense, the group has had a minimal impact on the federal budget so far but a big effect on many small companies. Spending on the largest government contractors Among all contracts Those listed by DOGE Lockheed Martin 7% 0% RTX 4% 0% General Dynamics 3% …

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
3 weeks, 1 day ago

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones

NPR  

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made more inflated savings claims on its digital "wall of receipts." The new numbers DOGE's savings page launched with a topline claim of $55 billion saved, with "receipts" that accounted for about $16.5 billion in …

DOGE deletes five biggest savings from error-riddled ‘wall of receipts’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

DOGE deletes five biggest savings from error-riddled ‘wall of receipts’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Department of Government Efficiency reportedly deleted its five biggest …

Nearly 40% Of Contracts Canceled By DOGE Are Expected To Produce No Savings
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nearly 40% Of Contracts Canceled By DOGE Are Expected To Produce No Savings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows. “Their terminating so many contracts pointlessly obviously doesn’t accomplish anything for saving money.” Dozens of them were for already-paid subscriptions to The Associated …

Trump’s DOGE ‘slash and burn’ approach slammed for not saving money
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump’s DOGE ‘slash and burn’ approach slammed for not saving money

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Charles Tiefer, a retired University of Baltimore law professor and expert on government contracting …

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings

Associated Press  

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 417 in all, are expected to yield no savings. “Their …

Nearly 40% of US government contracts cancelled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nearly 40% of US government contracts cancelled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have cancelled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren't expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows. Data published on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 417 in all, are expected to yield no savings. …

Elon Musk's DOGE made tall claim of $55 bn savings after layoffs, cancelled contracts: Is it true?
1 month ago

Elon Musk's DOGE made tall claim of $55 bn savings after layoffs, cancelled contracts: Is it true?

Firstpost  

DOGE, created to reduce the size of the federal workforce and government spending, posted a list of 1,125 cancelled contracts on its website, claiming $7.2 billion in savings. These contracts account for only 20 per cent of DOGE’s claimed total savings for the past month Elon Musk’s US Department of Government Efficiency has carried out controversial layoffs, cancelled contracts, and …

'Messy and inaccurate': DOGE success stories dismantled in brutal report
1 month ago

'Messy and inaccurate': DOGE success stories dismantled in brutal report

Raw Story  

The daily drumbeat of success stories from Elon Musk's controversial Department of Government Efficiency are not holding up to the light of day, with Politico reporting it has found a wealth of mistakes and outright false claims according to a deep dive into the numbers. Summarizing their findings Politico is reporting, among other problematic claims, "Instances where a single pot …

DOGE is searching for wasteful spending. It isn’t hard to find.
1 month ago

DOGE is searching for wasteful spending. It isn’t hard to find.

Live Mint  

It is one of Washington’s most persistent and challenging problems: The federal government misspends at least $100 billion each year out of its multitrillion-dollar budget. Every year, agency reports posted online document billions in improper payments, which include fraud but also underpayments, duplicate payments, payments to ineligible recipients or for ineligible goods or services. The initial actions DOGE has taken …

Did Elon Musk's DOGE really save $8 billion by canceling one contract?
1 month ago

Did Elon Musk's DOGE really save $8 billion by canceling one contract?

India Today  

The Department of Government Efficiency, the brainchild of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been aggressively cutting federal funding. As per CNN, it is an "infinity delivery" contract, meaning that the government wouldn't have spent up to that extent. “This discrepancy appears to have resulted from a clerical error in the original government filing upon contract award,” CEO Leah Sanders, wrote …

DOGE says it has saved $55 billion so far; data shows much less
1 month ago

DOGE says it has saved $55 billion so far; data shows much less

Hindustan Times  

The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that. Elon Musk — President Donald Trump’s close ally who has been the figurehead of DOGE — has pledged that the amorphous cost-cutting enterprise would provide “maximum transparency” and that …

Elon Musk weighs giving $5,000 to all Americans from DOGE savings — Here’s a reality check
1 month ago

Elon Musk weighs giving $5,000 to all Americans from DOGE savings — Here’s a reality check

Live Mint  

Real cheques or reality checks? When avid DOGE supporter James Fishback proposed divvying up so-called “DOGE Dividends” to common Americans and tagged Elon Musk on Twitter, it generated much buzz online. Elon Musk, too, responded with an equally buzz-worthy: “Will check with the President.” This escalated speculation over the possibility of 79 million Americans getting cheques worth $5,000 from DOGE's …

DOGE claim it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’
1 month ago

DOGE claim it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’

CNN  

CNN — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disclosed for the first time this week a snapshot of some of the government contracts it has canceled, claiming to have saved taxpayers about $55 billion. A CNN review of contracting data showed that about two-thirds of the total claimed savings from contracts listed on the DOGE site came from taking the …

DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
1 month ago

DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up

NPR  

DOGE released data about federal contract savings. The doge.gov/savings page then lists a "wall of receipts," DOGE's first major data release that initially claimed to show more than $16 billion in savings from ending contracts. An NPR review of the more than 1,100 contracts in that initial release finds that DOGE's "maximally transparent" calculations still overstate its estimated savings totals …

DOGE's new $8 billion savings example wildly off — by a factor of 1,000: reporter
1 month ago

DOGE's new $8 billion savings example wildly off — by a factor of 1,000: reporter

Raw Story  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force is finally providing some numbers purporting to give examples of significant savings to the federal government from terminating wasteful spending. This one claims $8 billion in savings — but if you look at the fine print upper right, it's a contract that's instead valued at $8 million." DOGE has faced …

Total estimated taxpayer savings after one month of DOGE revealed
1 month ago

Total estimated taxpayer savings after one month of DOGE revealed

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk's DOGE revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump has saved taxpayers a staggering $55 billion in less than a month. Elon Musk and the DOGE efforts to cut government waste continue capturing the headlines as Democrats and government workers continue protesting in the streets about the disruptive and draconian cuts. Democrat protesters continue assailing Musk as an unelected oligarch …

DOGE – charged with slashing trillions from federal spending – has more than doubled its budget already, report claims
1 month, 1 week ago

DOGE – charged with slashing trillions from federal spending – has more than doubled its budget already, report claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort …

Hiring freezes, buyouts to federal workers: Elon Musk-led DOGE's key highlights so far
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hiring freezes, buyouts to federal workers: Elon Musk-led DOGE's key highlights so far

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has been applying Silicon valley's "move fast and break things" approach to the US government, despite it being just around half a month since he has been heading the Department of Government Efficiency. January 24: DOGE posted that $420 million worth of current and pending contracts had been canceled, along with two leases, according to the report. January …

'Super Big Deal': Elon Musk's DOGE Will Reduce US Fed Deficit From $2 Trillion To $1 Trillion. Here's How
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Super Big Deal': Elon Musk's DOGE Will Reduce US Fed Deficit From $2 Trillion To $1 Trillion. Here's How

ABP News  

Elon Musk has announced a bold strategy through the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce the US federal deficit by half, from $2 trillion to $1 trillion by 2026. Musk explained on social media, “Reducing the federal deficit from $2T to $1T in FY2026 requires cutting an average of ~$4B/day in projected 2026 spending from now to Sept 30.” He …

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