DOGE lists $1.7M in claimed savings from Department of State contract cut

DOGE's public savings API listed a Department of State contract record for POLICY PROGRAM ADVISORS as deleted on 2025-08-14, with $$1,693,857 in claimed savings on a $$2,440,648 total value. The record names the vendor as MEC ENERGY SERVICES LLC and lists the PIID as 19AQMM23F1669. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.