(The Center Square) – Terminating hundreds of contracts will not deliver the $10.5 billion in projected savings the Department of Homeland Security reported, a federal watchdog found, because much of that spending is continuing through other contracts.

The Government Accountability Office reported that DHS terminated 438 contracts between Jan. 20 and Sept. 30, 2025, resulting in net deobligations of $92 million as of March 31, 2026. The department had projected the terminations could avoid more than $10.5 billion in costs over the life of the contracts.

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