JUST IN: DOGE Announces Huge Taxpayer Savings In New Progress Report

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced a significant milestone in its cost-cutting efforts, reporting an estimated $65 billion in taxpayer savings. The update represents a major step in the agency’s mission to streamline government spending, eliminate waste, and drive fiscal responsibility.

The $65 billion in savings stems from a broad range of cost-cutting measures, including fraud detection and deletion, contract and lease cancellations or renegotiations, asset sales, grant cancellations, workforce reductions, regulatory changes, and programmatic reforms. DOGE is reportedly working to publish the data in a digestible and transparent format while adhering to federal regulations.

The department has committed to updating its reports twice weekly, with a long-term goal of providing real-time updates. A newly released Agency Efficiency Leaderboard ranks federal agencies by their contributions to the savings effort.

Leading the charge are the Department of Education, General Services Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, Office of Personnel Management, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Treasury, Social Security Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services. These agencies have led in eliminating redundant contracts, cutting bureaucratic inefficiencies, and scaling back unnecessary spending.

via The Department of Government Efficiency

In a bid for full transparency, DOGE has released a public list of canceled contracts and leases, shedding light on areas where taxpayer money was previously being spent. Some notable contract cancellations include the Bureau of Land Management’s EEO DEIA support contract worth $440,000, canceled on February 13; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s OMWI training support contracts, each valued at $9,999,999, canceled on January 29; and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s annual subscriptions and print services, totaling over $277,000 in savings.

Additionally, DOGE has targeted inefficient real estate leases, saving millions by shedding underutilized federal properties. Some key locations include the Department of Health and Human Services property in Atlanta, Georgia, which is 119,812 square feet and has saved $2.47 million, the Department of Justice property in Kansas City, measuring 51,138 square feet and saving $900,000, and the General Services Administration property in O’Fallon, Illinois, which is 4,599 square feet and has saved $99,000.

Since its inception 36 days ago, DOGE has already saved taxpayers an estimated $359.48 per person, with a goal of reaching $2 trillion in total savings by July 4, 2026. The agency has initiated 1,201 cost-cutting measures so far, with more expected in the coming months.

In recent weeks, the agency has dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), putting roughly 10,000 employees on leave, imposed a hiring freeze across federal agencies, and ordered federal workers to return to in-person work. It has also proposed deep budget reductions across multiple departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education.

Legal challenges have already emerged, with opponents questioning whether DOGE has the authority to implement such dramatic shifts without congressional approval.

Musk, defending the agency’s moves, has described the reforms as necessary to curb wasteful spending and fulfill a public mandate for change. He has said DOGE will comply with judicial rulings and work with Congress on major policy overhauls.

“The people voted for major government reform and that’s what the people are going to get,” Musk said this month. “That’s what democracy is all about.”

“I don’t know a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization,” Musk explained. “I certainly expect to be scrutinized nonstop and get a daily proctology exam, basically.”