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GAO found $27.4 billion in DOGE-listed contracts with no termination action

Reporting and findings

  1. documented

    GAO found that 2,503 contracts carrying $27.4 billion of DOGE's reported savings had no termination action in the federal contract records GAO reviewed.

  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 ledger presented savings from thousands of contracts for which agency records showed no termination.

GAO found no termination action for 2,503 listed contracts

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskcounted contracts without termination actions as savingsGAO 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. otherReported savings without a contract termination action$27.4 billion
    Reported source
    Federal contract baselines
    Reported recipient
    DOGE savings ledger
    Measured subject
    Agencies and taxpayers relying on the savings claim
    reported · 2026-07-07 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation 2,503 DOGE-listed contractsPeriod 2025-02-01 to 2026-07-07Basis GAO compared Wall of Receipts entries with federal contract action records.Limits Absence of a termination action does not establish zero future savings, but the displayed amount was unsupported as termination savings.