DOGE now claims $130 billion in savings
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency updated its website Tuesday afternoon, claiming to have saved roughly $130 billion in federal money through its sweeping ongoing efforts to slash the federal government.
Notably, DOGE's total alleged "estimated savings" has gone up by $15 billion after Musk's group went two weeks without updating the total number on its website.
Musk has repeatedly said that his goal is to cut $1 trillion. So far, DOGE is at 13% of that goal, based on the group's claimed -- and unverifiable -- total savings.
DOGE's Wall of Receipts now shows more than 7,000 alleged terminated contracts, more than 9,000 alleged terminated grants and nearly 700 alleged terminated real estate leases, reflecting roughly $54 billion in savings out of the alleged total of $130 billion.
DOGE acknowledges that the Wall of Receipts reflects a portion of the total alleged savings as it continues to work on uploading all of its terminations.
Also notably, while Musk and DOGE have claimed full transparency, this week's update removed some information, deleting most of the details listed for terminated USAID contracts, except for the dollar amount, with each USAID contract's description now saying, "Unavailable for legal reason." Descriptions for USAID grants are still listed.
-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim and Will Steakin







