The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced that, in line with its guidance, multiple federal agencies terminated contracts worth nearly $300 million last week, coming amid claims that the task force was effectively scrapped with months to go on its charter.
In a post on X on Nov. 28, DOGE said that over the past three days, agencies terminated or reduced 15 contracts with a ceiling value of $289 million and an estimated savings of $140 million.
The contracts that were terminated include a Department of State training contract for “Global Peace Operations Initiative capacity building assistance in Togo,“ the African country, an $80,000 Health and Human Services contract for ”executive coaching,“ and a $2.7 million Housing and Urban Development consulting contract for ”multi-family assessment contractors for green resilient and retrofit program.” Details of the other contracts were not provided.
DOGE, which last updated its website in early October, has estimated that more than $214 billion has been saved by its actions and recommendations.
The update in contracts on X comes just days after White House officials and DOGE itself refuted a report from Reuters that quoted a senior White House official as saying that the task force “doesn’t exist” any longer.
Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor was quoted by Reuters earlier this month as saying that DOGE “doesn’t exist,” although the article did not provide more context. Later, Kupor refuted the report in a post on social media, suggesting it contained selective editing.