DOGE Refutes Reuters Report of Dissolution, Announces $335 Million in Contract Cuts Over Nine Days
The mainstream media rushed to declare victory for the swamp this week, with Reuters breathlessly reporting that the Department of Government Efficiency “doesn’t exist” anymore. Their headline suggested the Trump administration’s ambitious reform effort had collapsed, abandoning its mission with eight months still remaining on its mandate. You’d think they were celebrating. Actually, scratch that—they definitely were celebrating.
On Monday evening, the Department of Government Efficience (DOGE) said that Reuters’ report was “fake news,” and that more news on waste and fraud cuts were incoming. “As usual, this is fake news from Reuters. President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to modernize the federal government and reduce waste, fraud and abuse. Just last week, DOGE terminated 78 wasteful contracts and saved taxpayers $335M. We’ll be back in a few days with our regularly scheduled Friday update.”
Here’s what really gets me: That forceful response from DOGE tells a completely different story than what Reuters wanted readers to believe. Far from disappearing, the efficiency initiative is actively terminating wasteful contracts and delivering hundreds of millions in savings to taxpayers. The media’s premature celebration? Nothing more than wishful thinking dressed up as journalism. And they wonder why we don’t trust them anymore.
The Reuters report relied heavily on selective quotes from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, who later exposed their deceptive editing tactics. Get this—Kupor actually called them out publicly: “Good editing by Reuters – spliced my full comments across paragraphs 2/3 to create a grabbing headline.” He clarified that while DOGE’s structure has evolved from a centralized office to embedded teams across federal agencies, “the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen.”
Among the 78 contracts eliminated in just nine days: a $616,000 HHS contract for a “social media monitoring platform subscription.” Over half a million dollars to monitor social media. Then there’s a $191,000 broadcasting contract for “operations and maintenance in Ethiopia.” Ethiopia! Can someone explain why American taxpayers are funding Ethiopian radio? Oh, and here’s my personal favorite: a $4.3 million IRS contract for “Inflation Reduction Act transformation project management support.” They needed $4.3 million to manage their management of managing things.
The total ceiling value of these terminated contracts reached $1.9 billion—billion with a B—with immediate savings of $335 million already secured. These aren’t theoretical future savings or projected efficiencies that never materialize. This is real money that won’t be leaving taxpayers’ pockets to fund bureaucratic nonsense. And according to DOGE’s announcement, this is just the beginning, with regular Friday updates promised to showcase ongoing cuts.
On Monday evening, the Department of Government Efficience (DOGE) said that Reuters’ report was “fake news,” and that more news on waste and fraud cuts were incoming. “As usual, this is fake news from Reuters. President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to modernize the federal government and reduce waste, fraud and abuse. Just last week, DOGE terminated 78 wasteful contracts and saved taxpayers $335M. We’ll be back in a few days with our regularly scheduled Friday update.”
Here’s what really gets me: That forceful response from DOGE tells a completely different story than what Reuters wanted readers to believe. Far from disappearing, the efficiency initiative is actively terminating wasteful contracts and delivering hundreds of millions in savings to taxpayers. The media’s premature celebration? Nothing more than wishful thinking dressed up as journalism. And they wonder why we don’t trust them anymore.
The Reuters report relied heavily on selective quotes from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, who later exposed their deceptive editing tactics. Get this—Kupor actually called them out publicly: “Good editing by Reuters – spliced my full comments across paragraphs 2/3 to create a grabbing headline.” He clarified that while DOGE’s structure has evolved from a centralized office to embedded teams across federal agencies, “the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen.”
Among the 78 contracts eliminated in just nine days: a $616,000 HHS contract for a “social media monitoring platform subscription.” Over half a million dollars to monitor social media. Then there’s a $191,000 broadcasting contract for “operations and maintenance in Ethiopia.” Ethiopia! Can someone explain why American taxpayers are funding Ethiopian radio? Oh, and here’s my personal favorite: a $4.3 million IRS contract for “Inflation Reduction Act transformation project management support.” They needed $4.3 million to manage their management of managing things.
The total ceiling value of these terminated contracts reached $1.9 billion—billion with a B—with immediate savings of $335 million already secured. These aren’t theoretical future savings or projected efficiencies that never materialize. This is real money that won’t be leaving taxpayers’ pockets to fund bureaucratic nonsense. And according to DOGE’s announcement, this is just the beginning, with regular Friday updates promised to showcase ongoing cuts.
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