DOGE claims of saving $110 billion are incorrect and unreliable, watchdog says
Headline from WTOP Washington DC
Elon Musk promised his Department of Government Efficiency would slash $2 trillion in federal spending and post its accomplishments on a “Wall of Receipts” website for all to see.
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DOGE's website reports $215 billion in total savings across all categories, including asset sales, workforce reductions and regulatory changes. That figure has not changed since Jan. 1. It is a fraction of the $2 trillion Elon Musk initially suggested.
A federal watchdog found only 4% of DOGE's claimed $110 billion in savings had solid support, raising fresh questions about government spending claims.
Elon Musk promised his Department of Government Efficiency would slash $2 trillion in federal spending and post its accomplishments on a “Wall of Receipts” website for all to see.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is saying some estimates in the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) “Wall of Receipts” are incorrect or lack evidence to support the claims. The watchdog agency found in a report released Thursday that the estimated $110 billion DOGE saved in gover…
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency claimed it saved taxpayers $1.7 billion by identifying a single Pentagon health contract, but the contract was never canceled and taxpayers didn't save any money, a federal watchdog found.
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed tens of billions of dollars in savings on its infamous “Wall of Receipts,” but the Government Accountability Office found it touted savings that never happened and could not be substantiated.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the savings touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence, according to federal auditors. DOGE began posting its estimated savings on a web page known as the Wall of Receipts.
It matters that GAO has confirmed how dodgy DOGE's fraudulent claims of savings were, because it is actionable in a way all the past confirmations were not. If nothing else, it'll make subpoena fights with Musk and Katie Miller more interesting.
