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It's Official: Tesla CEO Elon Musk And "DOGE" Wasted Billions
UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The U.S. Senate investigation reveals that DOGE's cuts caused $21 billion in waste, including $14.8 billion paid to furloughed employees and $6.1 billion in severance, amid reduced enforcement capacity.
- On July 31, Senate Democrats led by Senator Richard Blumenthal released a report revealing that the Department of Government Efficiency squandered over $21.7 billion within six months in the United States.
- The waste stemmed from Trump and Musk implementing DOGE to reduce the federal workforce, resulting in approximately 200,000 employees being paid $14.8 billion over eight months while remaining off the job.
- The report detailed $6.1 billion in severance for over 100,000 involuntarily separated employees, billions lost from destroyed aid, frozen loans, and widespread agency disruption.
- Blumenthal said the $21.7 billion waste could cover Trump’s rescissions package twice and criticized DOGE as never truly aiming for government efficiency or taxpayer savings.
- The findings imply accountability challenges, as many costs remain hidden and DOGE’s disruptive legacy may cause long-term harm, prompting calls for further IG investigations.
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