Well..it would appear that the vaunted 'transparency' of DOGE is in some doubt--as is their ability to do simple arithmetic.
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According to its website, DOGE claims to have saved $55 billion in federal spending, but only $16.6 billion of that amount is accounted for, leaving $38.4 billion in question.
Further complicating the matter is an error in the data DOGE published, which misrepresented an $8 million contract as $8 billion. The correction reduces the initiative’s detailed savings to just $8.6 billion, far from the reported total.
Musk promised Americans that the initiative would maintain “maximum transparency” and ensure “all actions are fully public.” However, DOGE’s inconsistent accounting is giving liberals grounds to query the reliability of its financial reporting.
After weeks of protests from Democrats, federal unions, and transparency advocates, DOGE has begun providing more details on its website, including a list of about 700 canceled contracts. As of February 18, the site also listed nearly $145 million in real estate-related savings
The most expensive contract it claims to have canceled was an $8 billion agreement with D&G Support Services, LLC, a firm that was set to provide services for the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights within US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
D&G Support Services, headquartered in a Washington, D.C. suburb, describes itself as a “people-focused” organization with fewer than 200 employees. Its largest government contracts include $16 million from the Air Force for staffing support and approximately $11 million from the US Coast Guard. Since 2017, its average contract value has been around $1 million.
An update on January 28 revised that figure to $8 million, the same day the department listed the contract as an $8 billion saving. Moreover, two additional filings on January 29 and January 30 confirmed the contract’s partial and then full termination, both reflecting the corrected $8 million value.
DOGE caught a controversy, $38.4B of its saved money is missing
DOGE claims $55B in savings, but only $16.6B is accounted for, with a key $8B contract error lowering detailed savings to $8.6B.
www.cryptopolitan.com
According to its website, DOGE claims to have saved $55 billion in federal spending, but only $16.6 billion of that amount is accounted for, leaving $38.4 billion in question.
Further complicating the matter is an error in the data DOGE published, which misrepresented an $8 million contract as $8 billion. The correction reduces the initiative’s detailed savings to just $8.6 billion, far from the reported total.
Musk promised Americans that the initiative would maintain “maximum transparency” and ensure “all actions are fully public.” However, DOGE’s inconsistent accounting is giving liberals grounds to query the reliability of its financial reporting.
After weeks of protests from Democrats, federal unions, and transparency advocates, DOGE has begun providing more details on its website, including a list of about 700 canceled contracts. As of February 18, the site also listed nearly $145 million in real estate-related savings
The most expensive contract it claims to have canceled was an $8 billion agreement with D&G Support Services, LLC, a firm that was set to provide services for the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights within US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
D&G Support Services, headquartered in a Washington, D.C. suburb, describes itself as a “people-focused” organization with fewer than 200 employees. Its largest government contracts include $16 million from the Air Force for staffing support and approximately $11 million from the US Coast Guard. Since 2017, its average contract value has been around $1 million.
An update on January 28 revised that figure to $8 million, the same day the department listed the contract as an $8 billion saving. Moreover, two additional filings on January 29 and January 30 confirmed the contract’s partial and then full termination, both reflecting the corrected $8 million value.
