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GAO could reproduce only 3.8 percent of DOGE's grant-savings dollars

Reporting and findings

  1. documented

    GAO could reproduce $1.89 billion, or 3.8 percent, across 2,334 grant entries; calculations for 13,553 entries carrying $47.32 billion were unverifiable under DOGE's stated method.

  2. documented

    Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.

  3. documented

    Russell Vought was the Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director.

Summary and current status

The $1.89 billion reproducible share left $47.32 billion outside a verifiable calculation path.

GAO reproduced $1.89 billion across 2,334 grant entries

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskpublished grant totals without reproducible calculationsGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought

Money trail

  1. otherGrant savings reproducible under DOGE method$1.89 billion
    Reported source
    Federal grant baselines
    Reported recipient
    DOGE savings ledger
    Measured subject
    Taxpayers evaluating grant savings
    reported · 2026-07-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation 2,334 grant entriesPeriod 2025-02-01 to 2026-07-07Basis GAO recalculation using award records and DOGE's stated method.Limits Reproducible claim does not necessarily equal recovered cash.