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DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up

NPR

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    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.

    Passages and source records documenting: DOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million

    DOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million · DOGE corrected the displayed value after outside scrutiny

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    While Trump adviser Elon Musk called DOGE maximally transparent, NPR found that its initial $55 billion savings claim was accompanied by public documentation totaling $16.5 billion.

    Passages and source records documenting: DOGE documented $16.5 billion beneath a $55 billion savings headline

    DOGE documented $16.5 billion beneath a $55 billion savings headline · The early wall of receipts did not substantiate $38.5 billion of the headline claim