GAO flags inflated savings claims by DOGE program
The Government Accountability Office found Elon Musk’s DOGE overestimated federal savings, with $110 billion in claimed cuts from contracts, grants and leases not verifiable and broader claims pushing total savings to $215 billion. Key issues included 2,503 of 13,476 contract terminations having no termination action, leases claimed at $113 million that actually totaled $53.5 million, and many leases already in termination before DOGE began. The GAO urged prominent caveats on the DOGE site about data quality and reliability, and DOGE did not respond to requests for information.