US Agencies Terminate 103 Wasteful Contracts With $4.4 Billion Ceiling Value: DOGE

In total, more than $200 billion in taxpayer funds have been saved by the DOGE initiative.

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Government agencies terminated and descoped 103 wasteful contracts over the past five days, with a ceiling value of $4.4 billion and savings of $103 million, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stated in an X post on Nov. 1.

The canceled contracts included “a $13.4M VA consulting contract for ‘coaching support and dashboard services’, a $43k State Dept. educational training contract for ‘crucial influence and getting things done courses’, and a $44k State Dept. educational training contract for ‘crucial conversations and power of habit courses,’” the department said.