DOGE’s wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report

It won’t come as a surprise that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) didn’t save taxpayers nearly as much as it claimed. Analysis from outside the government showed savings claims were heavily inflated, and now the government’s own watchdog has said it wasn’t able to confirm savings claims made in DOGE’s so-called “Wall of Receipts.”

Is anyone surprised?

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DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report

DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

Elon Musk says he 'got carried away' with DOGE and Trump after gutting the government

#MuskOnPolitics #DOGE #PoliticalCommentary #EconomicPolicy #PolicyImpact

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Elon Musk says he ‘got carried away’ with DOGE and Trump after gutting the government

The world’s wealthiest man says he ‘got a little too involved in politics’ after devastating global aid and the federal workforce

^{Alex Woodward (The Independent)}