DOGE’s claim of $110B in savings was vastly inflated and riddled with errors: GAO

When Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency launched its effort to slash federal spending last year, it created a website to show how much money it was saving.

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.

August 06, 2026 12:49 PM ET Elon Musk’s brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reportedly exaggerated its effectiveness in terms of government savings, according to findings released Thursday from the leading government watchdog, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). According t