GAO: DOGE's claimed $1.76B savings from terminated military health IT contract false; contract never terminated

Published Aug 10, 09:33 PM UTC

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a review on August 6, 2026, finding that DOGE's reported $1.76 billion in savings from terminating a Defense Health Agency (DHA) IT contract were false. The contract, which provides IT services to over 700 military medical facilities, was never terminated, no work was removed, and no funds were deobligated. After DHA officials discussed the contract with DOGE, DOGE agreed not to terminate it, yet the savings claim remains on DOGE's Wall of Receipts. GAO could not verify DOGE's methodology as DOGE did not respond to requests for meetings or documentation. The review also found broader discrepancies, with 2,503 contracts representing $27.4 billion in reported savings having no termination action recorded in federal procurement data.