It takes more to audit federal agencies and programs than DOGE knows

Terry Gerton, Federal News Network, April 9, 2025

Elon Musk and his DOGE team say they’re just following the money, auditing government programs and databases to identify trillions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs. Actual government auditors say, “not so fast.” Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with WIRED magazine reporter Vittoria Elliott on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

Read the transcript and listen to the podcast.