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A $14.7 million HHS registry claim yielded $141,489 in recorded deobligation

Reporting and findings

  1. documented

    DOGE reported $14.7 million in savings from a public-health registry contract; GAO found it closed at the end of performance with only $141,489 deobligated.

  2. documented

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was the Trump-appointed health and human services secretary.

  3. documented

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

Summary and current status

The contract closed near its planned performance end, making most of the advertised cancellation value illusory.

GAO measured $141,489 deobligated at closeout

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskclaimed savings from routine contract closeoutU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk

Money trail

  1. otherHHS registry funds deobligated$141,489
    Observed source
    HHS contract obligation
    Observed recipient
    Available agency funds
    Measured subject
    Health programs and federal taxpayers
    observed · 2026-07-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Audited public-health registry contractPeriod 2025-01-20 to 2026-07-07Basis GAO review of closeout and obligation records.Limits Recorded deobligation does not capture any independently documented avoided option years.