Nearly 40% Of Contracts Canceled By DOGE Are Expected To Produce No Savings
3 weeks, 6 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 Press, Politico and other media services that the administration said it would discontinue. Tiefer said DOGE appeared to be taking a “slash and burn” approach to cutting contracts, which he said could damage the performance of government agencies. Some of the canceled contracts were intended to modernize and improve the way government works, which would seem to be at odds with DOGE’s cost-cutting mission.

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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, …

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% …

Trump’s DOGE ‘slash and burn’ approach slammed for not saving money
3 weeks, 6 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
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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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