DOGE Deletes Billions In Savings Records, Quietly Changing Or Even Erasing Over 1K Contracts It Claimed To Have Canceled

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has quietly deleted or changed over 1,000 contracts from its so-called "wall of receipts," erasing more than $4 billion in claimed savings for U.S. taxpayers, according to The New York Times. This is the second time in a week that DOGE has removed major figures from its website, bringing the total reported savings from $16 billion down to less than $9 billion.

DOGE's public list of canceled contracts has been a key part of Musk's efforts to prove that his initiative is slashing government waste. But as more scrutiny has been applied, it has become apparent that many of the claims were riddled with errors—including inflated amounts, contracts counted multiple times, and even listings for agreements that ended years or even decades before.

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The Times has been tracking the changes, comparing archived versions of the list with the latest updates. Its analysis revealed that some of the largest savings claims were quietly removed, further raising questions about the accuracy of DOGE's reporting.

Major Deletions

Among the most notable entries that disappeared was a $1.9 billion IRS contract cancellation that was actually terminated under President Joe Biden last November. Another was a $149 million contract that DOGE claimed was for administrative assistants at the Department of Health and Human Services—but turned out to be a mix-up, incorrectly linking to a different contract. After The Times mentioned this confusing entry, it vanished. Additionally, a $133 million contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development for work in Libya was also removed, as the contractor had already finished the project last year.

Even after these changes, The Times reported that the website still contained inaccurate claims. For example, it credited DOGE with saving $106 million by canceling two Coast Guard contracts, but procurement records show those contracts ended in 2005 and 2006 under President George W. Bush.

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Experts Raise Concerns

The long list of errors has raised questions about how DOGE is handling government data. Jessica Riedl, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, called the process disorganized. "It seems like DOGE had certain agencies pull together some random lists of contracts that may or may not currently exist anyway, and then, without checking the data very well, uploaded it onto a website and summed up the amounts. It doesn't seem to be centrally coordinated," she told The Times.

Despite the growing list of mistakes, DOGE has not publicly acknowledged any wrongdoing. Instead, it has updated its website to shift the blame, stating that contract figures "originate directly from agency contracting officials." Neither Musk's team nor the White House responded to requests from The Times for comment about the latest deletions, the report said.

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