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Oversight Diminished: Federal Watchdogs Are Conducting Less Oversight as Their Staffs Shrink

Partnership for Public Service – Under the second Trump administration, offices of inspectors general in Cabinet departments are completing fewer audits and investigations, leaving federal agencies and taxpayers more vulnerable to the waste, fraud, and abuse that inspectors general were created to prevent.

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Filed Under#audits#federal-agencies#government-oversight#inspectors-general#investigations#program-effectiveness#staffing-cuts#taxpayer-vulnerability#trump-administration#waste-fraud-abuse
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