A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has cast doubt on the financial claims made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to the watchdog, a significant portion of the savings attributed to the department’s initiatives lacks the necessary documentation to be considered substantiated.

Ars Technica reports that the GAO specifically identified that 96% of the savings claims related to federal grants could not be verified, characterizing the department's public presentation as an "inflated 'Wall of Receipts.'" The report suggests that the figures provided by DOGE do not align with standard federal accounting and verification practices.

RT provides a more concise overview, noting that the department credited itself with billions of dollars in federal budget savings that remain unsubstantiated by the government watchdog. While both outlets agree that the claims are currently unverifiable, they differ in their characterization of the department's intent. Ars Technica frames the issue as a failure of the department's specific reporting methodology, while RT focuses on the broader implication that the department's self-reported success is fundamentally unsupported by official oversight.