However, the savings total published on the DOGE website is unverifiable and its calculations have been riddled with errors and corrections.
DOGE estimates it has saved US taxpayers $115 billion as of March 24 through actions including workforce reductions, asset sales and contract cancellations.
Budget experts say Musk cannot reach his target without touching entitlement programs like Social Security, which Trump has vowed not to cut.
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