DOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million
A thousandfold data-entry error made one cancelled contract appear to account for roughly half of DOGE's then-itemized savings.
Entities and roles
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
- U.S. DOGE Servicepublisher correcting the contract record
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskled DOGE during the wall-of-receipts errorU.S. DOGE Service
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
Money trail
otherOverstatement caused by contract-value entry error$7.992 billion - Reported source
- Erroneous DOGE contract-savings record
- Measured subject
- Public and congressional users of the Wall of Receipts
Claims and evidence
- factreported
NPR reported that DOGE's wall of receipts listed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract as producing $8 billion in savings when the contract ceiling was $8 million; DOGE later corrected the figure.
- NPR: DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add upPassages and source records documenting: DOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million
- 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