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DOGE's "wall of receipts" riddled with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims, congressional watchdog says

August 6, 2026 / 11:56 AM EDT / CBS News

DOGE's "wall of receipts" riddled with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims, congressional watchdog says

TL;DR

  • A GAO report confirmed that DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" overstated taxpayer savings by billions.
  • 110 billion dollars in claimed savings lacked correct estimates or supporting evidence.
  • Many lease terminations claimed by DOGE were already in progress before the department was established.
  • A claimed $1.7 billion saving from a Pentagon IT contract termination was never followed through.
  • GAO cited a lack of transparency and failure to use stated methodologies in savings calculations.
  • GAO recommended DOGE prominently display data quality issues and limitations.