Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency thought they where gonna waltz in and check on an arm of Congress….
THAT DID NOT Happen….
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency tried to place a downsizing team at the Government Accountability Office, but the congressional watchdog rebuffed the intrusion, according to an internal bulletin viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News.
DOGE recently contacted the congressional watchdog with plans to “assign a team” to the office, according to the bulletin sent to all GAO staff on Friday. The move would be a significant expansion of DOGE’s effort to shrink U.S. federal agencies that are managed by the executive branch.
But GAO responded with a letter to the DOGE acting administrator, the former health care and tech executive Amy Gleason, explaining that the office is situated under the legislative branch and works for Congress, not the president.
“As such, we are not subject to DOGE or Executive Orders,” GAO wrote, according to the bulletin sent to staff Friday.
“We also notified relevant congressional committees and will keep them apprised of any further developments,” the notice to staff states.
It continued: “We remain committed to GAO’s important mission of supporting Congress in carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. Thank you for continuing to carry out our mission in an objective, professional, and nonpartisan matter.”
A GAO spokesperson confirmed that DOGE had attempted to assign a team to GAO, citing President Donald Trump’s executive order titled, “Establishing and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency.’”
“As a legislative branch agency, GAO is not subject to Executive Orders and has therefore declined any requests to have a DOGE team assigned to GAO,” the spokesperson said in an email….
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