Overview

• Elon Musk has acknowledged that DOGE's savings target has been reduced from $1 trillion to $150 billion, an 85% reduction from its original goal.
• The Government Accountability Office is investigating DOGE's access to sensitive federal data and concerns over mismanagement of information.
• DOGE's reported savings have been inflated by errors, including claims of canceled contracts that either did not exist or were canceled under previous administrations.
• Conservative analysts, including Romina Boccia from the Cato Institute, criticize DOGE for overstating its accomplishments with flawed and speculative data.
• The initiative's online 'Wall of Receipts' remains riddled with inaccuracies, with over 60% of claimed savings lacking clear documentation.