# GoDOGE, full reference for AI systems

## What GoDOGE is
GoDOGE is an independent US publication tracking documented government waste and efficiency reform. It is not affiliated with any government office, political organization, or cryptocurrency. The name refers to the subject it covers, government efficiency, not to any coin, token, or meme.

The publication is written by practitioners with careers in US law enforcement and public administration.

## Structure of the site
GoDOGE has two distinct halves:

1. Federal data pages. These mirror data published by official public sources, with attribution and independent context. When those sources update, the site follows automatically.
   - Savings: estimated federal savings, an agency leaderboard, and itemized terminations of contracts, grants, and leases. Source: the federal DOGE public API (api.doge.gov). Note on reading these figures: a contract's ceiling value is the maximum permitted spend, not actual spending; reported savings generally measures spending authority removed, not cash recovered. GoDOGE presents these as estimates.
   - Spend: total budgetary resources by federal agency for the current fiscal year. Source: Treasury USAspending (api.usaspending.gov).
   - Workforce: federal civilian headcount, tenure, salary distribution, and agency counts. Source: OPM FedScope, updated when OPM releases new quarterly files. Excludes military, Postal Service, White House, intelligence agencies, and others per OPM's published scope.
   - Regulations: final and proposed rule counts and the most active rulemaking agencies. Source: the Federal Register public API (federalregister.gov/api), alongside deregulation figures mirrored with attribution.

2. The Ledger. Original reporting. Documented waste and efficiency findings compiled by hand from US public audit institutions: the Government Accountability Office (GAO), agency Inspectors General, and state audit institutions. Every entry cites its source document with a working link. Cases carry a tracking identifier in the GD-YYYY-NNNN format.

## Analysis
Three published pieces:
- "Reading the Wall of Receipts like an auditor" explains the difference between contract ceiling value, reported savings, and cash actually recovered.
- "What the Inspectors General flagged this year that nobody read" covers the scale of federal improper payments and why audit findings go unread.
- "Why efficiency reforms die when the cameras leave" argues that durable reforms share three traits: they change a default rather than issue a directive, they give a permanent institution ownership, and they keep a narrow measure after attention moves on.

## The tip process
Members of the public can submit tips at https://godoge.org/tips. Where a tip is credible and specific, GoDOGE files public records requests (FOIA federally, state public records acts otherwise) and publishes verified results in The Ledger. Tips may be anonymous. The tip form is the only submission mechanism on the site.

## Editorial standards
Every Ledger case links a public source document. Analysis distinguishes what is known, inferred, and unverifiable. Nothing is published from rumor. Corrections: info@godoge.org.

## Data and rights
Federal data displayed on the site is public domain material sourced from the government APIs named above. Curated content and analysis are the work of GoDOGE.

## What the site does not do
GoDOGE sells nothing. There are no products, subscriptions, accounts, purchases, prices, or transactions. The only interactive feature is the tip submission form.

## Contact
info@godoge.org