DOGE overstated savings on U.S. federal ‘receipts’ website, auditors find

Some of the savings touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence, according to U.S. federal auditors.

DOGE overstated savings on federal ‘receipts’ website, auditors find  AP News

Some of the savings being touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence

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.

Elon Musk became the face of the Department of Government Efficiency. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A government watchdog audited DOGE's "Wall of Receipts," its database of estimated savings. The independent agency said some of DOGE's cost-cutting estimates were incorrect or lacked evidence. It found, for example, 2,500

The DOGE project was the second Trump administration's best idea. Unfortunately, it was terribly executed.

The Department of Government Efficiency was hyped as a governmental game changer. A new GAO audit helps prove the scale of its failures.

Government watchdog: DOGE overstated billions in savings  USA Today

As wildfires spread across the United States, the federal government is confronting the consequences of cuts made early in President Donald Trump’s second term. The U.S. Forest Service was among the agencies hit by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and MS NOW reports that the reductions have hampered th