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FT's Big Read: Elon Musk’s DOGE - How the $1tn government shake-up unravelled
Six months after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was unveiled, it has yet to find a fraction of the hoped-for savings
Key topics
Musk's Doge project fell short of promised $1tn+ federal budget cuts
Claims of $170bn savings largely unverified and inflated by expired deals
Firings, data access, and chaos eroded support across Congress and public
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Joe Miller in Washington and Chris Cook in London