GAO found that 108 of 264 lease terminations displayed by DOGE had been initiated before DOGE began, meaning 40.9 percent could not be attributed to its intervention.
Forty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE
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- 2026-08-06
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- GAO identified 108 of 264 listed leases as pre-DOGE actions
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23,302 matching recordsDOGE claimed more than $1.7 billion on a Defense Health IT contract with no recorded reduction2026-08-06Elon Muskclaimed savings without altering the active health IT contractDefense Health Agency1 sourceDOGE claimed more than $1.7 billion on a Defense Health IT contract with no recorded reduction2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed defense secretaryPete Hegseth1 sourceDOGE claimed more than $1.7 billion on a Defense Health IT contract with no recorded reduction2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO could reproduce only 3.8 percent of DOGE's grant-savings dollars2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished grant totals without reproducible calculationsGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceGAO could reproduce only 3.8 percent of DOGE's grant-savings dollars2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO could reproduce only 3.8 percent of DOGE's grant-savings dollars2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceA closed COVID testing contract released roughly $50.2 million while DOGE showed zero2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished zero for a contract with recorded deobligationsU.S. Department of Health and Human Services1 sourceA closed COVID testing contract released roughly $50.2 million while DOGE showed zero2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 sourceA closed COVID testing contract released roughly $50.2 million while DOGE showed zero2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceHHS restored $4.5 million after DOGE claimed $6.5 million on an epidemic system2026-08-06Elon Muskcut and then extended an epidemic-notification contractU.S. Department of Health and Human Services1 sourceHHS restored $4.5 million after DOGE claimed $6.5 million on an epidemic system2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 sourceHHS restored $4.5 million after DOGE claimed $6.5 million on an epidemic system2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceA $14.7 million HHS registry claim yielded $141,489 in recorded deobligation2026-08-06Elon Muskclaimed savings from routine contract closeoutU.S. Department of Health and Human Services1 sourceA $14.7 million HHS registry claim yielded $141,489 in recorded deobligation2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 sourceA $14.7 million HHS registry claim yielded $141,489 in recorded deobligation2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDOGE overstated lease savings by $81.1 million, GAO found2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished internally inconsistent lease savingsGeneral Services Administration1 sourceDOGE overstated lease savings by $81.1 million, GAO found2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDOGE overstated lease savings by $81.1 million, GAO found2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceForty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE2026-08-06Elon Muskclaimed credit for lease actions begun before DOGEGeneral Services Administration1 sourceForty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceForty-one percent of DOGE-listed lease terminations predated DOGE2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceOnly 27.5 percent of DOGE's contract savings followed its stated method2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished savings that mostly failed its stated methodGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceOnly 27.5 percent of DOGE's contract savings followed its stated method2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceOnly 27.5 percent of DOGE's contract savings followed its stated method2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceGAO found $27.4 billion in DOGE-listed contracts with no termination action2026-08-06Elon Muskcounted contracts without termination actions as savingsGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceGAO found $27.4 billion in DOGE-listed contracts with no termination action2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO found $27.4 billion in DOGE-listed contracts with no termination action2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Elon Muskrescinded a lease later replaced at higher costGeneral Services Administration1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceGAO could not link 1,856 DOGE contract entries worth $7.2 billion to federal records2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished contract savings that GAO could not traceGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceGAO could not link 1,856 DOGE contract entries worth $7.2 billion to federal records2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO could not link 1,856 DOGE contract entries worth $7.2 billion to federal records2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceGAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished grant savings that could not be tracedGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceGAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceGAO found 5,812 DOGE-listed contracts produced zero recorded savings2026-08-06Elon Muskpublished cancellations whose records showed no savingsGAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts1 sourceGAO found 5,812 DOGE-listed contracts produced zero recorded savings2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO found 5,812 DOGE-listed contracts produced zero recorded savings2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceMusk's DOGE Role and Existing Federal Contracts — Outcome2026-08-051 source