The demise of government watchdogs | Columns

How do we prevent or catch mismanagement, corruption, and waste of taxpayers’ dollars in federal agencies? One of the first things President Donald Trump did when he came back into office on Jan. 20 of this year was create the Department of Government Efficiency to look into waste, fraud, and abuse.

However, we already had people who were looking into waste, fraud, and abuse. In the Inspector General Act of 1978, Congress created the Offices of Inspector General in more than a dozen specific departments and agencies.

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The demise of government watchdogs | Columns

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