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DOGE,
the
Department
of
Government
Efficiency
led by
Elon
Musk,
has
claimed
to have
slashed
tens of
billions
of
dollars
in U.S.
government
spending.
However,
multiple
investigations
and
analyses
reveal
substantial
doubts
about
the
accuracy
and
verification
of these
savings. |
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Department
of
Government
Efficiency's
Massive
Cuts
Lack
Verifiable
Proof
Marc
Kennedy
-
National-Politics
Tell Us
USA News
Network
WASHINGTON
- DOGE,
the
Department
of
Government
Efficiency
led by
Elon
Musk,
has
claimed
to have
slashed
tens of
billions
of
dollars
in U.S.
government
spending.
However,
multiple
investigations
and
analyses
reveal
substantial
doubts
about
the
accuracy
and
verification
of these
savings.
Claims
of
Massive
Cost
Cuts
The DOGE
initiative’s
official
website
has
asserted
that
over
$200
billion
in
federal
expenditures
were
eliminated,
with
earlier
promises
from
Musk
touting
the
potential
for $1
trillion
in
savings.
The
website
frequently
highlights
canceled
contracts
and
staffing
cuts as
primary
evidence
for
these
reductions
in
spending.
Disputed
Proof
and
Evidence
Media
reviews
and
audits
have
consistently
found
that the
savings
figures
are
severely
exaggerated,
sometimes
by more
than
95%. For
instance:
CBS News
found
that
three of
DOGE's
largest
reported
contract
cuts
actually
saved
less
than 3%
of their
claimed
values.
BBC
Verify’s
analysis
discovered
several
occasions
where
DOGE
claimed
to have
saved
billions,
but the
underlying
documents
or
federal
databases
did not
support
such
amounts,
suggesting
significant
overstatements
and
untraceable
calculations.
Experts
cited
poor
record-keeping
and
possible
data
inflation
on
several
large
projects.
NPR and
other
outlets
report
that on
DOGE’s
much-touted
“wall of
receipts,”
many
supporting
documents
are
either
missing,
quietly
revised
after
publication,
or
reference
questionable
accounting
assumptions
and
figures.
Lack of
Transparency
Despite
public
requests,
DOGE has
provided
receipts
or
supporting
documents
for only
a
fraction
of its
purported
savings,
with
many
labeled
as
“unavailable
for
legal
reasons”.
Outside
auditors
have
noted
that
DOGE has
revised
savings
figures
downward
after
outside
scrutiny
revealed
errors,
but only
quietly
and
without
full
disclosure.
Political
and
Administrative
Fallout
The
controversy
over
unverifiable
savings
contributed
to the
early
disbanding
of DOGE,
eight
months
before
its
charter
expired,
amid
broader
questions
about
the true
impact
and
effectiveness
of the
program.
In
summary,
while
DOGE
publicly
claims
massive
reductions
in
government
spending,
there is
widespread
agreement
among
independent
investigators
and the
media
that
there is
no
concrete
proof to
validate
these
tens of
billions
in
savings—with
many
claims
inflating
figures,
relying
on
optimistic
projections,
or
altogether
lacking
documentation.
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