YOU DO NOT DESPISE THE MEDIA ENOUGH: The $6.7 Billion DOGE Headline Is True. It Also Leaves Out Half the Story. “The $6.7 billion figure is an estimated one-time cost of removing workers from the federal payroll. OPM Director Scott Kupor has said the Deferred Resignation Program is expected to save more than $20 billion every year because those salaries disappear after the employees leave.”