The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan watchdog, reports that claims made by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) about reducing federal spending were overstated and included errors. According to the GAO, the spending cuts DOGE cited do not match what actually occurred, and the results fall well short of the amounts DOGE previously promised. Sources say GAO found that DOGE’s figures do not reflect the level of savings the effort advertised—particularly its widely cited estimate of $110 billion in savings. The GAO also says the initiative is far from its larger stated goal of $2 trillion in savings. The reports describe that DOGE launched a public website to show purported savings after beginning its effort last year, but GAO found the underlying calculations and reported results were not reliable. The GAO’s assessment focuses on the gap between DOGE’s advertised numbers and federal spending outcomes, characterizing the claims as inflated and error-prone.