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GAO could not link $25.63 billion of DOGE grant claims to award records
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1,824 matching recordsDOGE 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action2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Elon Muskrescinded a lease later replaced at higher costGeneral Services Administration1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1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 sourceDavid Ellison hosted Trump and joined his White House birthday event2026-08-04Donald J. TrumpParamount chair with direct presidential accessDavid Ellison1 sourceDavid Ellison hosted Trump and joined his White House birthday event2026-08-04Donald J. Trumpchief executive courted support for expansionParamount Skydance Corporation1 sourceNansen estimates losses among likely retail $WLFI wallets2026-08-03Donald J. TrumpWLF executive linked to measured token-holder outcomesChase Herro1 sourceTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison3 sourcesTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Donald J. Trumpclose Trump associate and financing guarantor for his son's media companyLarry Ellison3 sourcesTwelve-state challenge bars Paramount-WBD closing pending a merits ruling2026-07-24Multistate challenge to Paramount-WBD mergerstate complaint sought to block proposed acquisitionParamount Skydance Corporation3 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22Donald J. Trumpmedia executive closely allied with TrumpDavid Ellison2 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22Donald J. Trumpclose Trump associate and financing guarantor for his son's media companyLarry Ellison2 sourcesEU approval required divestiture of a concentrated advertising interest2026-07-22European Commissionconditionally approved acquisition after divestiture commitmentsParamount Skydance Corporation2 sourcesD.C. Circuit affirms Navarro's contempt convictions2026-07-21Donald J. TrumpWhite House trade adviserPeter Navarro1 sourceCREW counted 24 foreign developments, 13 announced after Trump's 2022 campaign2026-07-20Donald J. Trumpson and Trump Organization executive managing his father's trust-held businessDonald Trump Jr.4 sourcesCREW counted 24 foreign developments, 13 announced after Trump's 2022 campaign2026-07-20Donald J. Trumpson and Trump Organization executive managing his father's trust-held businessEric Trump4 sourcesCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpappointee accepted gifts from regulated broadcasterBrendan Carr2 sourcesCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpagency ethics process cleared chair's attendanceFederal Communications Commission2 sourcesCarr accepted more than $63,000 in CBS- or Paramount-funded gala tickets2026-07-15Donald J. Trumpregulated company funded appointee's gala ticketsParamount Skydance Corporation2 sourcesTrump-funded court account paid Carroll $5.625 million2026-07-09Donald J. Trumpjudgment debtor whose deposited funds were disbursed inCarroll v. Trump, No. 22-cv-100163 sourcesExperts linked USAID cuts to weaker detection and response in the 2026 DRC Ebola outbreak2026-07-07Elon Muskcut outbreak-preparedness programs before the DRC epidemicU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceExperts linked USAID cuts to weaker detection and response in the 2026 DRC Ebola outbreak2026-07-07Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 source
