Watchdog's Criticisms Add to Woes of Agency Already at Risk of Elimination
Government Executive | December 12, 2017
The Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research, established in response to the 2008 financial crisis, has been in the crosshairs of Republican budget cutters while its staff suffers from low morale. Last week, the Government Accountability Office added to its woes. The watchdog weighed in with written testimony to a House Financial Services subcommittee complaining auditors had “ experienced repeated problems with gaining access to both people and documents” from the office.