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Senate minority staff traced $41.1 million in USDS reimbursements

Agencies transferred money to the renamed Digital Service as it embedded reduction teams.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskcharged agencies for DOGE supportUnited States Digital Service
  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. feeSenate minority staff traced $41.1 million in USDS reimbursements$41.12 million
    Estimated fee payer / source
    Federal agencies receiving DOGE teams
    Estimated fee recipient
    U.S. DOGE Service
    Financially affected
    Agency budgets and federal taxpayers
    estimated · 2025-07-31 · observedPopulation Agency reimbursements to the U.S. DOGE ServicePeriod 2025-01-20 to 2025-07-31Basis Staff compiled interagency reimbursement records cited in the report.Limits Approved or transferred amounts can differ from ultimately expended amounts. Non-additive with the report's aggregate estimate.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. estimateestimate

    The PSI minority report identified $41,121,156 in reimbursements to the U.S. DOGE Service from agencies receiving DOGE work.

  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.