GAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records

Entities and roles

• Russell VoughtTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
• Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
• GAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receiptsindependent audit of grant claims
• Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action

Relationships in this file

1. Elon Muskpublished grant savings that could not be tracedGAO 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. otherUnlinked grant savings claims$25.63 billion

   Reported source

   Federal grant baselines

   Reported recipient

   DOGE savings ledger

   Measured subject

   Grant recipients, agencies, and taxpayers

Claims and evidence

1. factdocumented

   GAO could not link 3,528 Wall of Receipts grant entries representing $25.63 billion, or 52.1 percent of DOGE's grant-savings total, to federal award data.

   • 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: GAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records
2. 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
3. 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