DOGE, the internet meme turned acronym for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, has dismantled federal agencies, cut thousands from the government workforce and directed scores of federal contracts and leases be canceled in the month since President Donald Trump took office.
It’s an effort DOGE estimated as of Wednesday morning that has saved taxpayers $65 billion — but that’s not the full picture. The reality is messier. The sum total savings is also far less substantial, numerous media reports show , and likely less than $10 billion, so far.
DOGE’s accounting of a terminated contract for an Atlanta-based company shows some of the reasons why…