Federal auditors found that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) overstated savings on the ‘Wall of Receipts’ website. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluated the accuracy of the estimates and found them lacking in some cases.

Methodology and Transparency Issues

Auditors discovered that 108 of 264 leases identified for termination on the Wall of Receipts were already in the process of termination when DOGE was established. Additionally, DOGE reported $1.7 billion in savings on a Department of Defense contract for IT services, but no action was taken to terminate the contract, resulting in no actual savings.

The GAO also found that DOGE was not transparent regarding the methodologies used to calculate savings. DOGE officials did not respond to requests for information, which limited the value of the Wall of Receipts for policymakers.

Democratic Sens. Gary Peters of Michigan and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut requested the GAO report. Peters stated that everyone supports rooting out waste and fraud, but DOGE’s efforts were ‘slapdash and deceptive’ and did real damage to the government’s ability to serve Americans.

Original reporting: 40/29 / KHBS (NW Arkansas) — read the source article.