DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report
DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.
DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, has faced criticism over its unverifiable savings claims. According to a new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released yesterday, it appears that the savings figures touted by DOGE are significantly overstated. The report, in response to a June 2025 request from Senators Gary Peters and Richard Blumenthal, highlights that the department's "Wall of Receipts" failed to provide adequate evidence to back up its claims.
Specifically, DOGE reported a staggering $49.2 billion in savings from cutting grants; however, the GAO could only verify about $0.5 billion of this amount. The GAO's assessment reveals that the Wall of Receipts did not contain sufficient details to confirm the calculation or nature of savings for a substantial majority of the 15,887 grants terminated by DOGE - around 96 percent, in fact.
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