News that will never reach Fox nor Twitter:

[Phantasmal]

“The DOGE, which has been promoting cuts amounting to $55 billion, primarily from canceled DEI and climate contracts, might not be as successful as it says, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ analysis of government contract data provided by Deltek, a government contracting expert and data provider, indicates that the actual savings may be much lower, potentially around $2.6 billion over the next year if spending levels remain unchanged. Only about 2% of the funds would have gone to DEI-related contracts.

Notably, government contracts involving over 500 companies have been published on the DOGE website. It states that the defense engineering company Leidos had its contract for supporting the Social Security Administration's technology canceled.DOGE stated that this could result in savings of approximately $230 million. However, Leidos clarified, ” "Our work supporting the Social Security Administration, and the millions of Americans it serves, is on contract and ongoing.”

MSN

 

[Damocles]

I think protesting efficient and cost effective government is a great plan and the leftists should continue to do it. Though it does appear that DOGE is taking their advice and slowing down a bit...

Anyway, keep it up leftists. Tell us all how it's the government's money and not spending it is "theft", folks will really relate.

 

[Bigdog]

“The DOGE, which has been promoting cuts amounting to $55 billion, primarily from canceled DEI and climate contracts, might not be as successful as it says, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ analysis of government contract data provided by Deltek, a government contracting expert and data provider, indicates that the actual savings may be much lower, potentially around $2.6 billion over the next year if spending levels remain unchanged. Only about 2% of the funds would have gone to DEI-related contracts.

Notably, government contracts involving over 500 companies have been published on the DOGE website. It states that the defense engineering company Leidos had its contract for supporting the Social Security Administration's technology canceled.DOGE stated that this could result in savings of approximately $230 million. However, Leidos clarified, ” "Our work supporting the Social Security Administration, and the millions of Americans it serves, is on contract and ongoing.”

MSN

"might not" ... "may be"

Do these leftists ever deal in facts. Do they actually do any real journalistic investigation. Frickn' tabloid news.

 

[Teflon Don]

You didn't read the story.

It is like they don't want to see any savings at the government level isn't it? After decades and decades of gobblement waste these people think it can be unwound overnight. I am amazed at the speed with which they have done things so far. They have far exceeded my expectations.

I suspect those that are complaining are doing so just because it is RED TEAM/BLUE TEAM stuff

 

[Teflon Don]

I think protesting efficient and cost effective government is a great plan and the leftists should continue to do it. Though it does appear that DOGE is taking their advice and slowing down a bit...

Anyway, keep it up leftists. Tell us all how it's the government's money and not spending it is "theft", folks will really relate.

It is hilarious isn't it? Soon they will be screeching that things aren't happening fast enough.

 

[archives]

I do not believe that he's chainsawing...the corrections have been made in a timely fashion
..it's a huge endeavor...you just don't like Elon...or
the President...I understand... As I said
I voted for change and i'm happy to see that that's going to Happen.

Sure he is, that is why he’s adopted the image and rhetoric, the threatening Email with a deadline went to all Federal employees

Cutting is necessary, but you accomplish nothing by indiscriminatingly cutting, anyone can do that, it should be done carefully measuring opportunity costs especially when you are cutting programs and services that were designed to help Americans

 

[archives]

Ummm yeah, it's not a secret. The butthurt AP did no investigative work.

"The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump adviser Elon Musk, published an updated list Monday of nearly 2,300 contracts that agencies terminated in recent weeks across the federal government. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings."

Ah “chiwawa,” those reports are put out by Musk, if he says 40% it is probably 80% to 90%, and Elon’s media rhetoric doesn’t include mention of zero savings rather the millions and millions he echoes

 

[TOP]

Sure he is, that is why he’s adopted the image and rhetoric, the threatening Email with a deadline went to all Federal employees

Cutting is necessary, but you accomplish nothing by indiscriminatingly cutting, anyone can do that, it should be done carefully measuring opportunity costs especially when you are cutting programs and services that were designed to help Americans

What programs are being cut that were designed to help Americans? Why wasn't it being done carefully before? So much waste...enormous corruption is being revealed...

 

[archives]

What programs are being cut that were designed to help Americans? Why wasn't it being done carefully before? So much waste...enormous corruption is being revealed...

Just about all of them Trump/Musk are boasting about cutting

What corruption? Cherry-picking billion dollar departments and coming up with a million dollar misappropriation of funds ain’t difficult, in fact, it has been the trick of politicians from both parties for decades to draw attention. And keep in mind all the areas Musk is effecting amount to less than 8% of the entire Government

It was done under Clinton, but the problem is everyone says they want it until its effects hit them, like the guy at the town meeting back when the ACA was being attacked screaming he didn’t want any socialism and they better keep their hands off of his Medicare. When the local Post Office service desk is only open three days a week people scream

And the irony is that all of this is being done with minimal openness. No one voted for Musk to access Americans personal information and to do what he is doing without transparency

 

[Bigdog]

Ah “chiwawa,” those reports are put out by Musk, if he says 40% it is probably 80% to 90%, and Elon’s media rhetoric doesn’t include mention of zero savings rather the millions and millions he echoes

 

[archives]

Good visual metaphor for Trump/Elon’s reliability

 

[Bigdog]

Good visual metaphor for Trump/Elon’s reliability

For your reliability. You pulled those 80-90% figures out of your Ass.

And butthurt AP doesn't even know how to do math. 794 divided by 2300 is less than 35% ... not 40%. Or they just wanted to lie.

 

[archives]

For your reliability. You pulled those 80-90% figures out of your Ass.

And butthurt AP doesn't even know how to do math. 794 divided by 2300 is less than 35% ... not 40%. Or they just wanted to lie.

Sure I did, just as Trump and Musk does

You just don’t get it, Musk didn’t boast he cut 60%, and that is debatable, but that he cut millions without adding that forty percent of that cutting produced zilch, typical of everything he shouts

 

[Dutch Uncle]

So 40% will produce no savings, which means 60% will produce savings right? Simple math, but I know math is hard for some leftists

Maybe. Why are they hiding the numbers?

 

[SlaveForChrist]

“Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings”​

“Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows.”

“The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump adviser Elon Musk, published an updated list Monday”

“It’s like confiscating used ammunition after it’s been shot when there’s nothing left in it. It doesn’t accomplish any policy objective,” said Charles Tiefer, an expert on government contracting law. “Their terminating so many contracts pointlessly obviously doesn’t accomplish anything for saving money.”

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s data shows.

apnews.com

And seeing that figure is coming from Musk himself, given his already busted “reporting”, it is probably more like 85% to 90%

Keep the popcorn popping

Yep a bunch of the 'cancelled contracts' have already been paid out in full, so the money is already gone, but this twat Elon is using them to boost and pad his numbers.