Musk should testify about overstated savings from DHS contract cancellations, Democrats argue
Elon Musk, the former Department of Government Efficiency head, is part of a business delegation during a visit by President Donald Trump to China on May 14. Johannes Neudecker / picture alliance / Getty Images
September 8, 2026 05:00 PM ET
The Government Accountability Office reported that contract terminations pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency yielded a net of $92 million — much less than the Homeland Security Department’s public report of as much as $10.5 billion in potential savings.
Two House Democrats last week requested that Elon Musk and other Department of Government Efficiency officials testify under oath after a new watchdog report found that the cost-cutting initiative overstated its savings from Homeland Security Department contract cancellations.
“Elon Musk and DOGE tried to sell the American people a lie: that firing federal workers and gutting public services would make government more efficient and save taxpayers billions,”...
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