April 29, 2025doge contract terminationfederal spendingprocurementcontractsexecutive powerGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $44.9M in claimed savings from Department of Health and Human Services contract cut
DOGE's public savings API listed a Department of Health and Human Services contract record for MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, EXECUTION, CLOSEOUT AND PUBLICATION OF MEDICAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY as deleted on 2025-04-29, with $$44,875,969 in claimed savings on a $$134,064,345 total value. The record names the vendor as LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. and lists the PIID as 75N91020F00025. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.