03/02/2025
Story by Pedro Israel Ortz
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images© The Western Journal
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has wasted no time exposing staggering inefficiencies in federal spending, uncovering potential waste, fraud, and untraceable U.S. Treasury payments ranging from $50 billion to an astonishing $4.7 trillion within weeks of its inception.
By contrast, the federal Inspector General (IG) community, with a $3.1 billion budget in FY23, identified $93 billion in potential savings—$26.6 billion from investigations alone—according to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).
The disparity is glaring.
If DOGE can reveal such massive discrepancies so quickly, why haven’t the inspector generals flagged these issues sooner with decades of experience and a robust framework?
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Established under the Inspector General Act of 1978, the IG system oversees accountability across federal agencies. With 74 statutory IGs and approximately 10,000 to 15,000 staff—auditors, investigators, inspectors, and more—these offices were designed to root out waste, fraud, and abuse while protecting taxpayer dollars.
Yet DOGE’s rapid findings have exposed cracks in this system, casting doubt on the IGs’ effectiveness despite their longevity and resources.
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