Former White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn, March 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The post listed several examples, including what it described as "a $47M State Dept. program support contract for ‘Africa / Djibouti, Somalia armored personnel carriers and Somalia National Army crew’," and "a $19.5M HHS IT Services contract for support for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in designing, creating, updating, maintaining, and archiving online communications."
DOGE also referenced "a $151k DoW education services contract for ‘Director’s Development Program in Leadership - Partnership course to be held at Northwestern University’," according to the post.
Screenshots shared with the DOGE post show federal contract records matching the descriptions and dollar amounts cited.
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Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was found at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state. (Madelin Fuerste / Fox News Channel)
The DOGE post did not provide additional details about when the contracts were originally awarded, how much funding had already been obligated or spent, or which agency actions produced the savings figure cited in the post.
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The announcement comes amid heightened scrutiny this week over several Somali-owned, government-funded daycare facilities in Minnesota that have been accused of fraudulently collecting millions of dollars worth of taxpayer funds.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House, DOGE, the State Department and HHS for additional information.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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