September 3, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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GAO Finds DOGE-Driven DHS Contract Cuts Saved $92 Million, Not the Claimed $10.5 Billion

A Government Accountability Office report released Sept. 3, 2026, found DHS contract terminations pursued under the Department of Government Efficiency's mandate produced net savings of about $92 million, far below the...

November 24, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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DOGE Quietly Disbanded, Ending Musk's Cost-Cutting Experiment Early

In late November 2025, the Trump administration disbanded the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative Elon Musk had led earlier in the term, roughly eight months before its charter was set to...