Musk's DOGE Team Inflates Contract Savings: Claims $8B Cut, Actually $8M

Musk's DOGE Team Inflates Contract Savings: Claims $8B Cut, Actually $8M - NYT Investigation Reveals Error

DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.Published Feb. 18, 2025Updated Feb. 19, 2025, 8:12 a.m. ETThe Department of Government Efficiency, the federal cost-cutting initiative championed by Elon Musk, published on Monday a list of government contracts it has cance...