The Government Accounting Office after reviewed over 17,000 agency-wide contracts found that DHS fully or partially terminated 438 contracts from Jan. 20 to Sept. 30, 2025.
A new government report shows that IRS audits brought in $6.5 billion in the fiscal year 2025, which is down 35% from the year before when the IRS brought in $10 billion. The drop comes after DOGE made cuts to the IRS. Katy Tur has more details.
The GAO said submarines are forced to spend idle time in port instead of being deployed or conducting training due to long waits at shipyards.
The GAO offered 13 recommendations, including risk assessments, solving worker shortages and evaluating policies around maintenance priorities.
The number of big retail and gig app employees receiving SNAP and Medicaid soared between 2020 and 2025, according to a Government Accountability Office study. Matt Stoller argues it's essentially wealth extraction by the rich, saying "The biggest welfare cheats are by far big corporations.” Plus, while Trump's Justice Department targets small-scale fraud cases, his administration is finding ways to drop charges against crime-committing corporations. MS NOW’s Ari Melber delivers a special report on the tech boom, deregulation and the MAGA allies reshaping AI and media.
The increase this year represented $43 billion more in refunds than the IRS had issued during the 2025 filing season for tax year 2024
AI:A Government Accountability Office report reveals that total tax refunds for the 2025 filing season surged by 17 percent compared to the previous year, injecting an additional $43 billion directly into the pockets of American citizens. This massive increase in taxpayer liquidity follows the implementation of President Trump's landmark economic legislation, providing much-needed relief and proving that his pro-growth policies are successfully returning capital to households rather than allowing it to be swallowed by government waste.Open
The findings, in a new report from the Government Accountability Office, come as the Air Force spends an estimated $21 billion to keep the 76 aging bombers flying decades past their planned lifespan. The two costliest programs, new engines and radar, are running over on all three counts.
When Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency launched its effort to slash federal spending last year, it created a website to show how much money it was saving.
DOGE's website reports $215 billion in total savings across all categories, including asset sales, workforce reductions and regulatory changes. That figure has not changed since Jan. 1. It is a fraction of the $2 trillion Elon Musk initially suggested.