A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.

As the head of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to cut between $1 trillion and $2 trillion from the annual federal budget by 2026. “I think we can do at least $2 trillion,

Elon Musk says he “will check with the President” about an idea to issue refund checks from DOGE savings. Those checks could be as much as $5,000 per household if the department hits its $2 trillion savings goals.