GAO Audit Questions DOGE Savings While Contractors Pivot Toward Funded Backlog Projects
A GAO audit reviewed $61 billion in reported U.S. contract savings attributed to the Department of Government Efficiency, finding $27.4 billion tied to contracts without documented termination actions and $7.2 billion lacking procurement documentation, or 56.7% of the total. Federal-services shares rose, with CACI up 1.0% to 2.4% after its funded backlog rose 28.6% and fiscal 2026 revenue reached $9.57 billion.






