A factual record of taxpayer-money savings claimed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), compared with verified outcomes from independent reporting.
JUNE–AUGUST 2025 – Verification Conflicts
Claim: DOGE reaffirms its total as $54.2 billion in “eliminated waste.”
Reality:
Many DOGE-listed agency savings do not appear in USAspending.gov, SAM.gov, or the Federal Procurement Data System.
Some “termination savings” do not return money; they merely prevent future potential commitments.
DOGE provides no comprehensive list of what money actually returned to Treasury.
Independent Estimates:
Verified, cash-impact savings: $1.4–$2.3 billion (Politico, AP, NPR, Washington Post)
YOUR MONEY — JUNE–AUGUST 2025 – DOGE Verification Conflicts
DOGE: Claims vs. Reality — A Timeline (2025)
A factual record of taxpayer-money savings claimed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), compared with verified outcomes from independent reporting.
JUNE–AUGUST 2025 – Verification Conflicts
Claim:
DOGE reaffirms its total as $54.2 billion in “eliminated waste.”
Reality:
Many DOGE-listed agency savings do not appear in USAspending.gov, SAM.gov, or the Federal Procurement Data System.
Some “termination savings” do not return money; they merely prevent future potential commitments.
DOGE provides no comprehensive list of what money actually returned to Treasury.
Independent Estimates:
Verified, cash-impact savings: $1.4–$2.3 billion
(Politico, AP, NPR, Washington Post)
SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER 2025 – Internal Resistance & Transparency Queries
Event:
Federal agencies begin to formally challenge DOGE numbers.
Examples:
Several agencies confirm their obligations did not match DOGE’s posted amounts.
Procurements canceled by DOGE were later reissued, reducing net savings.
Watchdog groups request DOGE’s calculation methods; no formal response provided.
Independent Assessment:
DOGE’s true savings remain an order of magnitude smaller than its public claim.
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