Forty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE
DOGE claimed credit for 108 property actions already underway before the operation existed.
Entities and roles
- Russell VoughtTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- General Services Administrationfederal landlord whose lease records were audited
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskclaimed credit for lease actions begun before DOGEGeneral Services Administration
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
GAO found that 108 of 264 lease terminations displayed by DOGE had been initiated before DOGE began, meaning 40.9 percent could not be attributed to its intervention.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: DOGE Wall of Receipts: More Transparency Needed on How Savings Are Derived from Contract, Grant, and Lease TerminationsPassages and source records documenting: Forty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE
- factdocumented
Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- factdocumented
Russell Vought was the Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director.
- United States Senate: Roll Call Vote 37: Confirmation of Russell VoughtAppointment or biography record identifying Russell Vought as Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
Measurements
Lease terminations initiated before DOGE108 leases - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- 264 DOGE-listed lease terminations
- Period
- 2025-01-20 to 2026-07-07
- Method
- GAO compared termination initiation dates with DOGE's creation date.
- Uncertainty
- Attribution finding does not assess whether later DOGE work accelerated an action.