NBC News - Allegations of waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending aren’t new. For decades, government watchdogs and budget oversight experts have been trying to get someone — anyone — to listen to their calls for change. Many were cautiously optimistic when President Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to bring improper spending under control.
But in interviews with half a dozen of these watchdogs, most said the breakneck pace of upheaval of federal agencies isn’t what they had in mind. According to them, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has needlessly politicized the issue and could make it harder to enact the real changes needed to root out improper spending.
“The examples they’re bringing are silly, made-for-TV read meat, made for people to be amazed and horrified and shocked,” said fraud prevention expert Linda Miller, a former senior staff member for Congress’ independent Government Accountability Office during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. The DOGE website has largely highlighted the elimination of “wasteful contracts” related to DEI, climate change, consulting and the media.
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