DOGE Cancels 55 Wasteful Contracts Valued at $863 Million In Past 5 Days

DOGE has estimated total savings of more than $214 billion since its creation, an amount it says equates to roughly $1,329 per taxpayer.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone, in this photo illustration. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said that federal agencies have terminated or scaled back 55 contracts over the past five days, eliminating an estimated $261 million in spending tied to what the task force described as wasteful or duplicative services.

The canceled and descoped contracts had a combined ceiling value of $863 million, DOGE said in a Dec. 22 social media post announcing its latest update.