DOGE—tasked with trimming federal spending—has more than doubled its budget already, disclosures show

Elon Musk stands in the Oval Office and looks over at Donald Trump, who is sitting behind his desk. (Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post—Getty Images)

• Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has doubled its budget from $6.75 million to about $14.4 million just weeks after its inception. The advisory group claimed to have already saved taxpayers $37.7 billion, but has not disclosed details on how it calculated that number.

As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its quest to eliminate what it considers bureaucratic excess in an effort to curb federal spending, its own financial footprint is expanding.