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GAO finds Elon Musk's DOGE inflated claims of $110 billion in savings for federal government
The nonpartisan watchdog found Elon Musk's DOGE didn't cut as much federal spending as it claimed and that it fell far short of its promised $2 trillion.
TL;DR
- The GAO evaluated $110 billion in savings claimed by DOGE from federal spending cuts.
- The report found multiple issues limiting the transparency and reliability of DOGE's reported savings.
- GAO found that for 2,503 out of 13,476 claimed terminated contracts, no termination action was taken.
- Savings from lease cuts were overstated, with actual savings significantly lower than reported.
- Approximately 108 of 264 leases were already in the termination process before DOGE was formed.
- The GAO recommends the DOGE website prominently caution readers about data-quality problems and limitations.
- DOGE did not respond to the GAO's requests for information and interviews.