February 26, 2025doge contract terminationfederal spendingprocurementcontractsexecutive powerGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $240.2K in claimed savings from Social Security Administration contract cut
DOGE's public savings API listed a Social Security Administration contract record for Rhode Island Enumeration at Birth: Collection of Race & Ethnicity Data for Newborn and Newborn's Parents for Research and Statistical Purposes (Note: Only the DEI values are included in the ceiling, dollars obligated a as deleted on 2025-02-26, with $$240,152 in claimed savings on a $$290,588 total value. The record names the vendor as RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and lists the PIID as 28321324P00050237. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.