Multiple groups including unions and state attorneys general have sued Doge and the wider Trump administration over their plans, and Democrats accuse them of tampering with funding approved by Congress that is outside the president's scope. The White House denies that the work has broken any laws.

Musk has been falsely alleging massive fraud at the agency as he and DOGE reportedly try to gain access to Social Security data.

The $7.992 billion mistake raises questions about DOGE's accounting and savings claims as it works to swiftly gut the federal bureaucracy.