Inspectors general fear staff cuts, less oversight under Trump budget plan

Federal News Radio: For every dollar Congress invests in agency inspectors general, their offices recover $17 in costs savings from their investigations into government fraud, waste and abuse.

Despite this return on the investment, the Trump administration seeks to cut more than $63 million from the IG offices at five agencies, according to its fiscal 2019 spending plan.

Democratic members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) raised concerns about the proposed cuts in a report released Wednesday.

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