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GAO found 5,812 DOGE-listed contracts produced zero recorded savings

Date
2026-08-06
Entry type
audit-finding
Current status
5,812 contract entries showed zero savings in GAO's reconstruction

Forty-three percent of listed contract actions had no reduced obligation in procurement records.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskpublished cancellations whose records showed no 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

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    GAO reconstructed the contract actions and found zero savings for 5,812 of 13,476 DOGE-listed contracts, or 43.2 percent of the entries.

  2. factdocumented

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

  3. factdocumented

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

Measurements

  1. Contracts with zero reconstructed savings5,812 contracts
    Basis
    Observed
    Population
    DOGE Wall of Receipts contract entries
    Period
    2025-02-01 to 2026-07-07
    Method
    GAO reconstruction from federal procurement records.
    Uncertainty
    The finding addresses recorded contract reductions, not every possible downstream cost avoidance.