Aatish Bhatia

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Emily Badger |Aatish Bhatia |Josh Katz |Margot Sanger-Katz |Ethan Singer |NYT Washington

Elon Musk and his team of budget cutters have claimed credit for billions of dollars in canceled government contracts. But their initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency, has so far barely touched the biggest sources of contract spending in the federal budget. The narrow focus has meant DOGE’s impact on the federal budget has been narrow, too.

1 month ago | news.nestia.com | Emily Badger |Aatish Bhatia |Josh Katz |Margot Sanger-Katz

The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched By not targeting major sources of spending like defense, the group has had a minimal impact on the federal budget so far but a big effect on many small companies. By Emily Badger ,  Aatish Bhatia ,  Josh Katz ,  Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer March 4, 2025 Elon Musk and his team of budget cutters have claimed credit for billions of dollars in canceled government contracts.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emily Badger |Aatish Bhatia |Josh Katz |Margot Sanger-Katz |Ethan Singer

Elon Musk and his team of budget cutters have claimed credit for billions of dollars in canceled government contracts. But their initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency, has so far barely touched the biggest sources of contract spending in the federal budget. This narrow focus has meant DOGE's impact on the federal budget has been narrow, too.

1 month ago | staradvertiser.com | David Fahrenthold |Aatish Bhatia |Margot Sanger-Katz |Emily Badger

Last week, Elon Musk’s government cost-slashing initiative, dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now the organization, which is also known as the U.S. DOGE Service, has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | David Fahrenthold |Aatish Bhatia |Margot Sanger-Katz |Emily Badger |Ethan Singer |Josh Katz | +1 more

Last week, Elon Musk’s government cost-slashing initiative, which he calls the Department of Government Efficiency, posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now the organization, which is also known as the U.S. DOGE Service, has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.