{"id":2422228,"date":"2025-04-10T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-accountability-office-auditing-musk-led-doge-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:49:29","slug":"government-accountability-office-auditing-musk-led-doge-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-accountability-office-auditing-musk-led-doge-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Accountability Office auditing Musk-led DOGE &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-accountability-office-auditing-musk-led-doge-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is currently conducting an audit involving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by elon Musk. This review follows requests from several Democratic lawmakers expressing concerns about DOGE&#8217;s actions across various federal agencies. According to Sarah Kaczmarek, managing director of GAO\u2019s Office of Public Affairs, the GAO&#8217;s initial steps focus on determining the audit&#8217;s scope and methodology, preventing them from sharing further details at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>The audit, which began in March, has been prompted by worries over accountability, particularly after the removal of inspectors general from relevant departments. Critics argue that DOGE, which aims to eliminate waste and fraud within the federal government, could be operating illegally and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potentially risking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-exclusive-does-cnn-ever-report-the-truth-cpac-rap-video-mischaracterized-in-smear\/\" title=\"ROGER STONE EXCLUSIVE: Does CNN Ever Report the Truth? CPAC Rap Video Mischaracterized in Smear\">sensitive data<\/a> access<\/a>, particularly through the Treasury department&#8217;s payment systems. Additionally, various Democratic attorneys general and advocacy groups have initiated lawsuits against DOGE to prevent its oversight activities.<\/p>\n<p>DOGE defends its work by emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-failures-saw-over-1-million-erroneous-unsupported-payments-to-transport-illegal-immigrants-dhs-inspector-general\/\" title=\"ICE failures resulted in over  million in &quot;erroneous, unsupported payments&quot; for transporting illegal immigrants, according to the DHS Inspector General.\">significant financial waste<\/a> it aims to address, including findings related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inspector-general-46-billion-in-covid-unemployment-subsidies-probably-went-to-fraudsters\/\" title=\"Inspector General:  Billion In \u2018Covid\u2019 Unemployment Subsidies Probably Went To Fraudsters\">fraudulent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-wokes-worth-and-why\/\" title=\"What Woke\u2019s Worth and Why\">unemployment insurance payments<\/a><\/a>. As the situation evolves, concerns about oversight and government clarity continue to be at the forefront of discussions surrounding DOGE and its initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Government Accountability Office auditing Musk-led DOGE<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_843188\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-accountability-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Government Accountability Office<\/a> is auditing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency,<\/a> which is itself responsible for reviewing other federal agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the independent, nonpartisan agency confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that it &ldquo;has received requests to review actions taken by DOGE across multiple agencies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3376901\/crystal-ball-gives-democrats-narrowest-of-leads-in-2026-midterms\/\">&#8216;Crystal ball&#8217; gives Democrats narrowest of leads in 2026 Midterms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3376968\/trump-tariffs-could-return-after-90-days\/\">Trump: Tariffs will return after 90 days if US doesn&#8217;t get deals &#8216;that we like&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3376986\/trump-work-farmers-return-deported-migrants-legally\/\">Trump will &#8216;work with farmers&#8217; to return deported migrants legally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The first thing GAO does as any work begins is to determine the full scope of what we will cover and the methodology to be used. Until that is done, we cannot provide any additional details or estimates on when the work will be completed,&rdquo; Sarah Kaczmarek, the managing director of GAO&rsquo;s Office of Public Affairs, said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The watchdog&rsquo;s audit has been taking place since March, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/gao-audit-elon-musk-doge-government-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>  Wired<\/em><\/a>. It comes after several Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), <a href=\"https:\/\/bobbyscott.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/scott-calls-government-watchdog-assess-doge-access-americans-private\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called on GAO<\/a> to review DOGE, which is led by Elon Musk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a constitutional emergency, Insofar as the Inspectors General of both the Departments of Education and Labor have been fired by President [Donald] Trump, there is now a void of oversight for a very young and inexperienced team and their leader [Musk], the world&rsquo;s richest man who operates with &lsquo;autonomy almost no one can control,&rsquo; as they gain dangerously broad powers,&rdquo; Scott wrote in February.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DOGE, an initiative seeking to root waste and fraud out of the federal government, has long faced accusations that it is illegally operating, exposing vulnerable data, and violating the Constitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opposition to Musk&rsquo;s department has particularly centered on its access to sensitive data through the Treasury Department&rsquo;s payment system, which manages the flow of trillions of dollars of federal payments, including Social Security and Medicare funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk look on during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024, in New York City. (Jeff Bottari \/ Zuffa LLC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362606\/who-is-in-charge-of-doge-elon-musk-joe-gebbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WHO IS IN CHARGE OF DOGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Groups of Democratic attorneys general and various left-wing groups have filed lawsuits against DOGE to block it from scrutinizing government agencies and accessing data from systems including the Treasury&rsquo;s payment portal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DOGE has argued that corrupt officials and organizations are trying to block its efforts to cover up corruption, saying that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362606\/who-is-in-charge-of-doge-elon-musk-joe-gebbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hundreds of billions of dollars<\/a> are wasted in government spending annually. One of the initiatives&rsquo; latest findings of fraudulent activity surrounding $382 million in unemployment insurance payments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3376722\/labor-department-doge-nearly-400-million-fraudulent-unemployment-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">was confirmed <\/a>by the Department of Labor on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_843188\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"843188\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAO audits Musk&#8217;s DOGE for federal agency reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2422229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-2187754492.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8049,50523,5045,4250,5660],"class_list":["post-2422228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-accountability","tag-audit-2","tag-government","tag-musk","tag-office"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elon-Musk-2187754492.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2422228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422232,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422228\/revisions\/2422232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2422229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2422228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2422228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2422228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}