US Agencies Terminated or Reduced 95 Wasteful Contracts Worth $2 Billion: DOGE

U.S. federal agencies have terminated or descoped 95 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $2 billion over the previous four weeks, saving $757 million in taxpayer funds, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a March 14 post on X. Terminated contracts include a $75,400 State Department media contract for “media monitoring services,” a $45.6 million Office of Personnel Management services contract for “talent acquisition support,” and a $98.5 million research contract from the Department of Education to “follow and study high school students throughout their high school careers.” Another Education Department research contract worth $76.4 million for “how students and their families finance post-secondary education, and students’ persistence, attainment and workforce outcomes” was also terminated....