Source: Niskanen Center
by Anna Heetderks
“President Trump’s dismissal of 17 federal inspectors general en masse; high-profile IG investigations of alleged mismanagement at two Cabinet departments; a high-stakes controversy over the Government Accountability Office’s finding of Impoundment Control Act violations — over the past year and a half, the behind-the-scenes work of the federal government’s oversight entities has never been so front and center. That makes it a good time to ask: What exactly is the purpose of this ordinarily low-key government function with the ability to shape public policy, public programs, and public opinion?” (04/29/26)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/oversight-is-good-news-for-state-capacity