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DOGE Attempt at GAO Is ‘Intrusion’ Into Legislative Branch, Dems Say
- In early 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk attempted to assign staff to the Government Accountability Office , a legislative branch watchdog agency, which declined the request.
- Following President Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order establishing DOGE, the Government Accountability Office declined requests from DOGE personnel to assign a team to its agency, emphasizing that as part of the legislative branch, it operates independently and is not governed by executive directives.
- GAO, led by Gene Dodaro, noted the executive branch has been slow in cooperating with information requests, and GAO remains a nonpartisan agency providing Congress with fiscal oversight and policy analysis.
- In an internal email, GAO informed staff that it does not fall under the authority of DOGE or executive orders, while Democratic lawmakers criticized DOGE’s efforts as violating the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
- The denial of DOGE's requests underscores GAO's independence, signaling ongoing tensions between DOGE's cost-cutting efforts and established congressional oversight roles with further congressional updates expected.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Government Accountability Office rejects DOGE effort to target government watchdog
The Government Accountability Office rejected the Department of Government Efficiency‘s attempt to place staffers inside the watchdog. The GAO told the Washington Examiner that it denied DOGE’s requests to assign a team at the office because the watchdog is part…
GAO Firmly Rejects DOGE's Force Allocation Propositions - Real News Now
A representative from the Government Accountability Office made it clear that the office has ‘refused all propositions’ for the allocation of a task force from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. This comes in the wake of the Executive Branch looking to assert control over the Library of Congress. Confirmed by a representative of the Government Accountability Office, it’s acknowledged that the Department of Government Efficiency dur…
DOGE attempt at GAO is ‘intrusion’ into legislative branch, Dems say
As the White House angles to exert control over the Library of Congress, Democrats defended the independence of another legislative branch agency on Friday. A spokesman for the Government Accountability Office confirmed that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency attempted to assign a team there but was rebuffed. “I can confirm that GAO has been contacted by DOGE staffers seeking to assign a team to GAO,” the spokesman …
Georgia Public Broadcasting
KPBSDOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused
An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting
DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.
National Labor Relations Board watchdog investigating DOGE, potential data breach
The National Labor Relations Board’s inspector general is conducting an investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency’s work at the agency. In April, an IT staffer named Daniel Berulis filed an official whistleblower disclosure with Congress highlighting concerns over DOGE’s practices at the NLRB and data that may have been removed from the agency. In response to the disclosure, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the Ho…
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