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” for the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights at ICE was worth $8 billion in total. The “savings” that are listed on its webpage only added up to about $16 billion — and that’s before correcting for the ICE accounting error, the Times and Bloomberg reported. CBS News pointed out another: DOGE claimed a savings of $654,990,000 three times over in its accounting of a single contract — known as an “indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity,” or IDIQ. The White House, asked by HuffPost on Wednesday about all of the accounting errors — and asked, point-blank, “Is DOGE just making up numbers and hoping no one notices?” — did not respond.

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US Senator Joni Ernst booed after claiming DOGE saved American taxpayers $115 billion
1 week, 2 days ago

US Senator Joni Ernst booed after claiming DOGE saved American taxpayers $115 billion

Live Mint  

US Senator Joni Ernst booed after claiming DOGE saved American taxpayers $115 billion. Ernst said, “­­­“Since January, DOGE has saved $115 billion, which amounts to $714 per taxpayer. “Some of DOGE’s findings include: The Small Business Administration gave out more than $300 million in loans to thousands of children 11 years old and younger.” Watch the video here: She noted …

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 …

Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress
3 weeks ago

Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump made numerous false and misleading claims in his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress. From CNN’s Casey Tolan DOGE and transgender mice: Trump claimed on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency identified government spending of “$8 million for making mice transgender.” This claim needs context. From CNN’s Daniel Dale and Haley Britzky …

Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress
3 weeks ago

Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump made numerous false and misleading claims in his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress. From CNN’s Casey Tolan DOGE and transgender mice: Trump claimed on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency identified government spending of “$8 million for making mice transgender.” This claim needs context. From CNN’s Daniel Dale and Haley Britzky …

'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'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 …

DOGE deletes its 'wall of receipts' after massive errors pointed out
1 month ago

DOGE deletes its 'wall of receipts' after massive errors pointed out

Raw Story  

The Department of Government Efficiency has removed its so-called "wall of receipts" detailing its cuts to the federal budget after its purported savings were found to be riddled with errors. "The scale of that ledger’s errors — and the misunderstandings and poor quality control that seemed to underlie them — has raised questions about the effort’s broader work, which has …

DOGE can’t really help the US dodge its debt overload problem
1 month ago

DOGE can’t really help the US dodge its debt overload problem

Live Mint  

The United States Federal budget for 2025 will be about $7 Trillion. To fund an ever-increasing deficit, which got materially worse after the covid pandemic, US federal debt has now touched 125% of gross domestic product, breaching its post-World War II high of 106%. The US national debt in 2025 will exceed $36 trillion at an average interest rate of …

'It's a fraud': CNN host bluntly calls out conservative proposing a 'DOGE dividend'
1 month ago

'It's a fraud': CNN host bluntly calls out conservative proposing a 'DOGE dividend'

Raw Story  

Normally mild-mannered CNN host Michael Smeroconish shut down an investment firm CEO who has been pitching what he calls a "DOGE dividend" where government savings would be refunded to taxpayers. Simply put, the CNN host dismissed the proposal as an attempted fraudulent scheme being used to sway the public to support for Donald Trump-appointed Elon Musk's highly controversial gutting of …

Elon Musk floats a $5,000 Doge dividend, Trump concurs: Can it really happen?
1 month ago

Elon Musk floats a $5,000 Doge dividend, Trump concurs: Can it really happen?

Firstpost  

Elon Musk has backed a proposal to issue a $5,000 “Doge Dividend” to 78 million taxpaying households, representing 20 per cent of federal budget cuts under Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. Experts warn congressional approval is required and legal challenges persist Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, …

Elon Musk floats a $5,000 Doge dividend, Trump concurs: Can it really happen?
1 month ago

Elon Musk floats a $5,000 Doge dividend, Trump concurs: Can it really happen?

Firstpost  

Elon Musk has backed a proposal to issue a $5,000 “Doge Dividend” to 78 million taxpaying households, representing 20 per cent of federal budget cuts under Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. Experts warn congressional approval is required and legal challenges persist Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, …

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 …

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 …

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 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, 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 …

Trump claims Musk has already found ‘tens of billions’ in savings. Even DOGE’s social media accounts disagree
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump claims Musk has already found ‘tens of billions’ in savings. Even DOGE’s social media accounts disagree

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 President Donald Trump has claimed that Elon Musk and his …

'A tiny drop in the bucket': DOGE claims of fraud fall apart under WaPo scrutiny
1 month, 1 week ago

'A tiny drop in the bucket': DOGE claims of fraud fall apart under WaPo scrutiny

Raw Story  

Despite claims from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that the Department of Government Efficiency has uncovered massive fraud being committed against taxpayers, an analysis by the Washington Post called the assertions all sizzle and no steak. As he wrote, Musk made a big deal about discovering that a mine is being used to store …

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  

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 cost-cutting …

Mint Quick Edit | Trump’s push for small government looks like a dice roll
2 months ago

Mint Quick Edit | Trump’s push for small government looks like a dice roll

Live Mint  

Though Donald Trump kicked off his second term as US President with a slew of big-bang announcements, the outcome of his plan to reduce the government’s size looks more dicey than before. DOGE’s sweeping mandate, they allege, could hurt federal agencies and programmes that safeguard public health, consumer credit and product standards. Taking an axe to government spending was bound …

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