Elon Musk, leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has announced the termination of 80 wasteful contracts worth $203.6 million.
This move has resulted in savings of $139.1 million for the country.
DOGE disclosed this in a statement released on its X account on Wednesday.
One of the cancelled contracts was a $2.1 million State Department management consulting contract for senior advisers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Agencies terminated 80 wasteful contracts today with a ceiling value of $203.6M and savings of $139.1M, including a $2.1M @StateDept management consulting contract for a ‘senior advisor in the Democratic Republic of Congo,’” DOGE stated on X.
In a more recent development, DOGE highlighted that the US Veterans Affairs Department’s $380,000 monthly payment for website modifications has now been handled internally by the department’s software engineer at no additional cost.
Additionally, DOGE highlighted that the US Veterans Affairs Department’s $380,000 monthly payment for website modifications has been handled internally by the department’s software engineer at no extra cost.
This development follows DOGE’s termination last month of 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion.
As part of its mission to reduce the cost of governance in the US, DOGE has reportedly saved American taxpayers $130 billion, equivalent to $807.45 per taxpayer.