Overview

• The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded that DOGE generated at least $21.7 billion in taxpayer losses during the first half of 2025.
• Of that total, $14.8 billion funded the Deferred Resignation Program, which kept more than 154,000 employees on paid leave through the fiscal year.
• Severance payments for over 100,000 involuntarily fired workers added roughly $6.1 billion in additional costs.
• Funding freezes led to $253 million in lost loan fees and interest and $110 million in spoiled food and medical aid after USAID program cuts.
• Analysts warn that IRS staffing reductions could slash federal revenues by between $395 billion and $2.4 trillion over the next decade.