Musk Says DOGE Expects to Save $150 Billion by Reducing Waste, Fraud

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โ€˜Itโ€™s as the military would say, target-rich environment,โ€™ Musk said, referring to the alleged fraud and waste in the federal government.

Elon Musk said on Thursday that he expects the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to save $150 billion from the federal budget in fiscal year 2026.

Musk said in March that he was confident DOGE could find $1 trillion in savings. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the latest figures during President Donald Trumpโ€™s weekly cabinet meeting.

โ€œIโ€™m excited to announce that we anticipate savings in FY26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion,โ€ Musk said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10.

Musk, a special government employee, repeated his previous statements that fraud and waste are common in the federal government.

Referring to the alleged fraud and waste, the tech entrepreneur said, โ€œGo in any direction, thatโ€™s how you find it. … Itโ€™s as the military would say, target-rich environment.โ€

He pointed to the recent findings of a DOGE survey of unemployment insurance claims, published on Wednesday.

According to DOGE, since 2020, 24,500 individuals over the age of 115 have claimed a total of $59 million in unemployment benefits, while 28,000 claimants between the ages of 1 and 5 have received $254 million in benefits.

An additional 9,700 people with birth dates more than 15 years in the future were paid $69 million in benefits. In one case, an individual with a birthdate of 2154 claimed $41,000 in unemployment benefits, DOGE stated on social media platform X.

Referring to the survey findings, Musk told the cabinet meeting that there are โ€œpeople getting unemployment insurance who havenโ€™t been born yet.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s just crazy,โ€ the billionaire said.

Musk also repeated previous comments that DOGEโ€™s cost-cutting efforts will result in increased savings for American taxpayers as well as improved government services.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to be spending their tax dollars in a way that is sensible and fair and good,โ€ he said.

DOGEโ€™s Cost-Cutting Plans

According to DOGEโ€™s official website, the $150 billion in savings will come from a combination of fraud detection and deletion, contract and lease cancellations and renegotiations, asset sales, grant cancellations, workforce reductions, programmatic changes, and regulatory savings that have been implemented across federal agencies.

Byย Katabella Roberts

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