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DOGE began posting its estimated savings on a web page known as the Wall of Receipts on February 17, 2025. As of July 7, 2026, the Wall of Receipts reported savings of $110 billion across contracts, grants, and leases, but some savings estimates are incorrect or lack supporting evidence. While DOGE provided some information about estimated savings, several issues limit the transparency and reliability of these reported savings.

DOGE was not transparent regarding methodologies used to calculate savings. Specifically, DOGE did not use its stated methodology to calculate the majority of savings associated with the contracts reported as terminated. For grants, DOGE did not provide sufficient information to verify the method used to calculate 96 percent of DOGE-reported savings. Similarly, the Wall of Receipts does not include an explanation of how the savings from terminated leases were calculated.

The Wall of Receipts includes leases identified for termination before DOGE was established. Specifically,108 of the 264 leases identified for termination on the Wall of Receipts, about $15.3 million of the total $53.5 million in savings, were already in process for termination when DOGE was established.

GAO’s review of selected contracts identified potential cost savings, but the basis for some reported savings is unknown. For example, DOGE reported $1.7 billion in savings on the Department of Defense’s Defense Health Agency contract for IT services at more than 700 military treatment facilities worldwide. While DOGE initially identified the contract for termination, in the end, no action was taken to terminate the contract, or to reduce scope, value, or funding. Thus, no savings were achieved.

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To encourage brainstorming and open-ended responses, I've drafted the list of questions below to ask about the concept of "my person" as I've seen used on this subreddit. I framed this general inquiry in different ways for comprehension reasons.

I do not expect anyone to answer each question. Some questions may read as redundant, so choose whichever you want (or whatever else comes to mind) to formulate your response. If your perspectives involve any specific cultural, geographical, economic, philosophical, sociological, religious, and/or spiritual influences, feel free to indicate those if you feel comfortable sharing.

I don't have much personal context behind these questions. I'm 34, I'm single, and I'm a social science nerd lol. I'm not asking for personal advice. I'm motivated to ask these questions out of curiosity and to understand more perspectives. To that end, I believe there are no "wrong" answers to these prompting questions. If you do want any personal context, please feel free to ask me. Thank you for reading and for engaging!

• What, if anything, does "my person/your person/their person" mean to you in a relationship context? Does it only apply for certain relationship types (familial, romantic, acquaintance)?

• Do you believe you have "a person" in life? Do you believe every individual has "a person"?

• In your perspective, is the concept of "my person/your person/their person" related or similar to the concept of a "soulmate" or "true love"?

• Are you looking for "your person"? If so, how are you looking for them?

• Have you found "your person"? If so, how did you find them?

• How do/will you define "your person"?

• How do you know that someone is "your person"? How do/will you assess that someone is "my person/your person/their person"?

• In your perspective, is it possible to have more than one "person" in a lifespan?

• Are you, or have you ever, been someone's person? Has someone ever told you that you are his/her/their person?