August 1, 2025doge contract terminationfederal spendingprocurementcontractsexecutive powerGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $500.0K 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 HEALTH BASIC RESEARCH: TRANS-OMICS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE, INFORMATICS RESEARCH CENTER, NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE as deleted on 2025-08-01, with $$500,000 in claimed savings on a $$5,114,949 total value. The record names the vendor as REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN and lists the PIID as 75N92024F00001. Principle stores this as an official DOGE claim until FPDS, USAspending, agency records, or watchdog findings independently verify the savings.