DOGE savings estimates fall by $9 billion in 48 hours

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DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.

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DOGE savings estimates fall by $9 billion in 48 hours

Alex Brandon/APDOGE says it's saved $55 billion in total, documenting some of that on a "wall of receipts" on its website.On Tuesday, its website showed $16.5 billion in savings, much of that canceled contracts.By Thursday, it had lowered the contract savings amount saved to $7.2 billion, mainly due to an $8 billion error.The White House Department of Government Efficiency office linked to Elon Musk has lowered its expected savings from canceled…

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The estimated savings to be implemented by Elon Musk’s DOGE agency fell by $9 billion in 48 hours. This was due to an “agency official” who mistakenly wrote down that he had canceled an $8 billion contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In reality, the contract was worth $8 million.

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DOGE Claims It’s Saved $55 Billion, But Data Shows Far Less

The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.