(AURN News) — The existence and operations of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continue to be debated and scrutinized, even as the agency claims billions in federal savings.
According to its website — which is updated regularly with information about cost-cutting measures across the federal government — DOGE highlights a range of areas it classifies as waste. At the top of the website, a banner reads: “The people voted for major reform.”
As of this week, DOGE claims it has saved $160 billion, advertising an average savings of $993.79 per taxpayer. The largest reported savings have come from cuts within the Department of Justice, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Transportation. One of the largest individual cuts reported was a contract within the Department of the Interior. Originally valued at $3,329,900,357, DOGE claims the contract was reduced by $2,902,177,562.
The website describes the project as an “Office of Refugee Resettlement Influx Care Facility” meant to house up to 3,000 unaccompanied alien children, providing full wraparound childcare and case management services.
Musk had previously promised to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.
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