Trump's DOGE Shuts Down After 317,000 Job Cuts and $0 Net Savings
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Updated · People's World · Jul 10
Trump's DOGE Shuts Down After 317,000 Job Cuts and $0 Net Savings
2 articles · Updated · People's World · Jul 10
Summary
July 8 marked the official end of DOGE after a New York Times review found the Trump-Musk cost-cutting drive produced no net savings and may have increased federal spending.
317,000 federal jobs were cut under the effort, while DOGE's promised $2 trillion in savings shrank to claimed savings of $215 billion that the report says were largely unverified or tied to eliminating worker pay.
28 of DOGE's 40 biggest claimed contract cuts were wrong, the Times found, including two still-active contracts worth $7.9 billion—more than all of DOGE's other claimed 29,000 cuts combined.
Federal unions say the damage continues through layoffs and agency dismantling efforts, including at the Agriculture Department, while fired workers have formed mutual-aid and advocacy networks.
GAO already tracks waste, fraud and abuse through existing nonpartisan oversight, identifying $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2025 and additional savings opportunities requiring congressional action.