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 by billions of dollars. What the DOGE data shows Just over half of the contracts touted by DOGE, accounting for $6.5 billion in alleged savings, haven't actually been terminated or closed out as of Wednesday, according to an NPR analysis of a federal government procurement database, even though the site's "wall of receipts" listed these items. Sponsor Message NPR's analysis found that, of its verifiable work completed so far, DOGE has cut just $2 billion in spending — less than three hundredths of a percent of last fiscal year's federal spending.

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'Always wrong': NYT reporter takes wrecking ball to DOGE's 'wall of receipts'
6 days, 23 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, 4 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, 5 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 …

DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it's not looking at big spending drivers
2 weeks, 5 days ago

DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it's not looking at big spending drivers

NPR  

DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it's not looking at big spending drivers toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have an ambitious goal of cutting $1 trillion in federal spending by the end of the fiscal year in September. DOGE's alleged savings are a drop in the budget …

DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook
55 years, 2 months ago

DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook

Wired  

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I think it's a really good question. I think when we talk about Elon Musk and people in DOGE, and this could apply to Trump too, it's really important to keep in mind that they absolutely conceptualize themselves as the good guys. And so I think that the credit card change, like a lot of the changes …

The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched
3 weeks 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% …

'Major errors': Investigative reporter rips apart Elon Musk's spin on DOGE
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Major errors': Investigative reporter rips apart Elon Musk's spin on DOGE

Raw Story  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force quietly tried to delete its so-called "wall of receipts" after reporters identified major mistakes and falsehoods in their claimed monetary savings to the government from canceling various federal contracts. "Elon Musk's DOGE cost-cutting effort has published what it calls the "wall of receipts," basically a long list of government contracts, …

DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient
3 weeks, 1 day ago

DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient

CNN  

CNN — The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency wants to charge at least one federal agency millions of dollars for its work. The Office of Personnel Management was asked to pay for 20 full-time positions in Musk’s department for work between January 20 and July 4, 2026, according to the draft agreement obtained by CNN sent from the executive …

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
3 weeks, 3 days 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, 6 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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 …

Is DOGE Just Making Up Numbers And Hoping No One Notices?
1 month ago

Is DOGE Just Making Up Numbers And Hoping No One Notices?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Here’s a “common sense” test: Do you think it’s likely that over 80% of the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement went to a single civil rights contractor? The number was dead wrong: DOGE’s website stated — apparently based on a government website that contained an error — that a contract for “program and technical support services” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bessent Says DOGE Effort Has Saved Estimated $50 Billion So Far
1 month ago

Bessent Says DOGE Effort Has Saved Estimated $50 Billion So Far

Live Mint  

-- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said US taxpayers don’t need to worry about the security of their private data while Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team seeks to make the federal government more efficient. “So that’s a very good start.” He added the cost-cutting effort could eventually lead to “several percent of GDP that we are saving.” Meanwhile, …

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'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, 1 week 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 …

Musk’s DOGE has already identified $1 billion in savings – bigger cuts are on the horizon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk’s DOGE has already identified $1 billion in savings – bigger cuts are on the horizon

The Independent  

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