Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The watchdog said OMB Director Russell Vought’s move to disappear the public tracker of funds appropriated by Congress is “very concerning” and undercuts transparency.
Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro stands in the hallway and waits for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to begin on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The comptroller general said DOGE is “actually using our recommendations” after the Elon Musk-led group had barely any contact with the watchdog during the first month of…
Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro waits for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to begin on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. At the start of a new Congress, the GAO delivers a report to highlight which federal programs are the highest risk of susceptibility to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, the comptroller general said Elon Musk and his associates have barely sought out GAO’s cost-cutting and efficiency guidance.
Elon Musk, co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office found that federal agencies are having trouble evaluating the impact of telework. And, the Navy is continuing to experiment…