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821 matching recordsGAO 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action2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Elon Muskrescinded a lease later replaced at higher costGeneral Services Administration1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceOne DOGE-rescinded lease was replaced at more than $1.5 million extra per year2026-08-06Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1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 sourceEU 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 sourceCarr 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 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 sourceExperts linked USAID cuts to weaker detection and response in the 2026 DRC Ebola outbreak2026-07-07Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceExperts linked USAID cuts to weaker detection and response in the 2026 DRC Ebola outbreak2026-07-07Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio1 sourceHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Andreessen Horowitzreported co-investors in Anduril, Hadrian, and SpaceX1789 Capital1 sourceHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Donald Trump Jr.partner at 1789 Capital1789 Capital1 sourceHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Pete HegsethDefense Policy Board appointer and appointeeMarc Andreessen3 sourcesHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Pete HegsethDefense Policy Board appointer and appointeeBlake Masters3 sourcesHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Pete Hegsethdefense secretary who appointed the board's 2026 membershipDefense Policy Board3 sourcesHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Blake Mastersdirector of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital's co-founder1789 Capital1 sourceHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Donald J. Trumpfather and son; son was a 1789 Capital partnerDonald Trump Jr.1 sourceHegseth appointed Pentagon advisers with investment links to Donald Trump Jr.'s venture fund2026-06-29Donald J. Trumppresident and defense secretary who approved the 2026 board membershipPete Hegseth3 sourcesBolton pleads guilty, agrees to a $2.25 million fine, and loses federal retirement eligibility2026-06-26Donald J. Trumpformer national security adviserJohn Bolton1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Elon Muskcoordinated a workforce drive producing mass separationsOffice of Personnel Management1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceGAO counted nearly 378,000 separations across 22 major agencies in 20252026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Elon Muskpreserved department-wide headcount while FEMA capacity was disruptedU.S. Department of Homeland Security2 sourcesDHS staffing changed about 1 percent while most major agencies shrank2026-06-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 source