DHS Contracts: Reported Potential Cost Avoidance from Terminations Will Not Fully Materialize
What GAO Found In the first half of 2025, the President issued a series of executive orders directing federal agency heads—in consultation with the United States DOGE Service (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency) agency team leads—to review and terminate contracts in order to reduce federal spending, among other things. In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted a department-wide review of over 17,000 contracts to assess their level of importance to the agency’s mission. This assessment resulted in DHS components completely or partially terminating contracts for cost savings. In addition, in March 2025, DHS began requiring approval by the Deputy Secre.
Reported by Maria LopezDHS Contracts: Reported Potential Cost Avoidance from Terminations Will Not Fully Materialize.
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What GAO Found In the first half of 2025, the President issued a series of executive orders directing federal agency heads—in consultation with the United States DOGE Service (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency) agency team leads—to review and terminate contracts in order to reduce federal spending, among other things.
In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted a department-wide review of over 17,000 contracts to assess their level of importance to the agency’s mission.
This assessment resulted in DHS components completely or partially terminating contracts for cost savings.
In addition, in March 2025, DHS began requiring approval by the Deputy Secre…
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