August 8, 2025doge contract terminationfederal spendingprocurementcontractsexecutive powerGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $303.3K in claimed savings from Department of Transportation contract cut
DOGE's public savings API listed a Department of Transportation contract record for RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: HANDHELD BROKEN SPIKE DETECTOR USING RESONANT ULTRASOUND SPECTROSCOPY TO DETECT VARIOUS TYPES OF SPIKE FAILURES (CUT SPIKE, SCREW SPIKE, HAIRPIN SPIKE, ETC.) as deleted on 2025-08-08, with $$303,349 in claimed savings on a $$547,411 total value. The record names the vendor as BLUEHALO LABS, LLC and lists the PIID as 693JJ624C000006. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.