{"id":2427786,"date":"2025-04-26T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-pennsylvania-doge-maybe-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T14:14:00","slug":"a-pennsylvania-doge-maybe-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-pennsylvania-doge-maybe-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fa-pennsylvania-doge-maybe-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=2427786&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 article discusses the proposal to establish a Pennsylvania Department of Government Efficiency (PA DOGE) aimed at reducing government waste and enhancing fiscal accountability across state agencies. State lawmakers, including Rep. Stephenie Scialabba and Sen. Doug Mastriano, are advocating for this initiative. Scialabba proposes legislation for the Auditor General to conduct efficiency audits on significant state spending programs. Mastriano&#8217;s more comprehensive bill would create the PA DOGE and a bipartisan oversight committee that would include legislators from both parties and public representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The PA DOGE would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hold broad auditing powers<\/a>, including the ability to suspend inefficient payments and suggest the elimination of wasteful agencies. The State Treasurer, Stacy Garrity, noted her office&#8217;s existing efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hinson-introduces-bill-to-codify-trump-order-protecting-americas-bank-account-from-waste\/\" title=\"Hinson introduces bill to codify Trump order protecting &#039;America&#039;s bank account&#039; from ...\">prevent improper payments<\/a>, showcasing the need for enhanced oversight. She expressed support for initiatives aimed at making government operations more efficient and accountable to taxpayers. The article emphasizes the importance of legislative efforts to address government waste, with a focus on fiscal responsibility that meets taxpayer expectations.  <\/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\">A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe<\/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_2106571\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>(The Center Square) &mdash;<\/strong> Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly want to launch a Pennsylvania <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Department-of-Government-Efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> &mdash; or PA DOGE &mdash; that would be tasked with rooting out government waste and improving fiscal accountability across state agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-Cranberry Twp., announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-much-weaponry-the-taliban-are-believed-to-have-seized-from-us-report\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How Much Weaponry The Taliban Are Believed To Have Seized From US: REPORT\">introduce legislation requiring<\/a> the Auditor General to conduct efficiency audits of major Commonwealth spending programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3388152\/kalshi-growth-prediction-markets-ceo-tarek-mansour\/\">Prediction markets a budding profit center, CEO of futures company says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3388517\/trump-republicans-run-away-from-tax-hike-proposal\/\">Trump and Hill Republicans should run away from any tax hike proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3390429\/jack-in-the-box-closing-200-locations\/\">Jack in the Box to close 200 locations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3228342\/department-of-government-efficiency-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHAT IS DOGE? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a memo seeking co-sponsors, Scialabba stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-the-truth-behind-the-cheney-story\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: The Truth Behind The Cheney Story\">federal government continues<\/a> to make efficiency gains, and &ldquo;it&rsquo;s past time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> to turn our own focus to state government bloat and waste.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A more comprehensive bill being crafted by Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, would establish both a PA DOGE and a bipartisan oversight committee to which it would report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Mastriano&rsquo;s co-sponsorship memo, the committee would consist of one House and Senate member from each party, a leadership member from both chambers, and representatives from the Treasury and Auditor General&rsquo;s Offices. In addition, two &ldquo;everyday citizens&rdquo; would serve on the committee to provide additional insight, ensuring community representation in fiscal decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed department would have broad auditing authority. It would also have the ability to temporarily suspend payments pending committee review and recommend eliminating departments or agencies it deems wasteful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upon final vote, any payments deemed unnecessary will be suspended immediately, and any &ldquo;unspent&rdquo; funds returned to the General Fund &ndash; &ldquo;reinforcing our commitment to accountability and responsible governance,&rdquo; the memo states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The department would be &ldquo;answerable and reportable to the legislature ensuring that elected representatives &ndash; who control the purse strings &ndash; maintain oversight over government spending.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Center Square<\/em> spoke with State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who noted that while the bills have not yet been formally introduced, her office has met with Mastriano and others interested in discussing ways to achieve their goal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Garrity said her office processes payments for roughly 70 state agencies, amounting to around 19 million transactions annually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Treasury-Department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Treasury<\/a> performs a pre-audit function &ndash; reviewing transactions prior to being approved for payment &ndash; and that last fiscal year alone, they stopped more than $1.7 billion in improper payments from being made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been doing DOGE before DOGE was considered cool,&rdquo; she quipped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office in 2020, Garrity estimates her office has flagged nearly $2 billion in improper payments annually, including overpayments, duplicates, or payments to the incorrect recipients. However, she clarified that many of these would have been corrected and returned regardless, so the actual savings would amount to about $50 million.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under Mastriano&rsquo;s proposal, Garrity said, the DOGE Board would notify Treasury to suspend payments from agencies or departments they deem to be inefficient or unnecessary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The oversight committee will hold the authority to vote on the reports submitted by DOGE and determine whether to suspend or continue funding. In the event of a tie, the State Treasurer would cast the deciding vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scialabba&rsquo;s proposal &ldquo;might not be as heavy a lift&rdquo; as Mastriano&rsquo;s, Garrity noted. Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> version, her proposal would direct the Auditor General to conduct performance audits of major Commonwealth spending programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A good starting point, she suggested, would be the Department of Human Services, specifically reviewing eligibility for cash assistance and Medicaid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She added that the existence of waste, fraud and abuse in government likely would not come as a shock to most Pennsylvanians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3392467\/100-day-report-card-trump-tornado-shocked-america-and-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>100-DAY REPORT CARD: TRUMP TORNADO SHOCKED AMERICA &mdash; AND THE WORLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s great that legislators are having these conversations, and I&rsquo;m interested in working with anyone that wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-brauns-exit-from-senate-ushers-in-return-to-executive-roots\/\" title=\"Mike Braun&#039;s exit from Senate ushers in return to executive roots\">make state government<\/a> more efficient,&rdquo; Garrity said.&nbsp; &ldquo;We have a responsibility to make sure we&rsquo;re using taxpayer dollars correctly and wisely, and I think taxpayers expect that of us &ndash; I&rsquo;m a taxpayer, and I expect it.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scialabba declined to comment and Mastriano&rsquo;s office did not respond to a request for comment before publication.<\/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_2106571\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106571\"}});<\/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>Pennsylvania may establish a Department of Government Efficiency (PA DOGE) to tackle waste and enhance fiscal accountability in state agencies. 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