GAO Finds DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” Savings Claims Don’t Hold Up — What It Means for Government Contractors

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, DOGE Wall of Receipts: More Transparency Needed on How Savings Are Derived from Contract, Grant, and Lease Terminations (GAO-26-108615, Aug. 2026), takes a hard look at the $110 billion in purported contract, grant, and lease “savings” that the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has publicized since February 2025 that its actions have achieved.... By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP