Analysis of 1,127 records from Elon Musk’s DOGE commission reveals $8.5 billion in claimed federal budget cuts across 39 agencies in its first month.
USAID has been hit hardest with $6.5 billion in cuts, followed by the Department of Education at $502 million and Social Security Administration at $232 million.
However, questions remain about the commission’s reporting accuracy and the timeline over which these “savings” would actually occur.