DOGE's Savings Claims Questioned Amidst Contract Cancellation Discrepancies

The government's cost-cutting department, DOGE, says it saved a lot of money by ending contracts.

But a closer look reveals these numbers might be too high.

DOGE uses the highest possible contract cost to figure out how much they saved, which isn't always accurate.

Sometimes, they just lower the contract's potential cost instead of canceling it.

This makes the savings look bigger than they really are.

Plus, even if contracts are canceled, the money usually gets spent by the agencies anyway.

So, while DOGE claims huge savings, the real numbers are likely much smaller.