Often called the 'congressional watchdog,' GAO investigates federal spending and performance. “The GAO’s unfortunate decision today does nothing whatsoever to change the law, the facts, or the truth instead, it only further damages the office’s little remaining credibility as a nonpartisan entity. GAO provides fact-based, nonpartisan information to Congress. “The Government Accountability Office put out a deeply flawed and clearly partisan report and decided to double down instead of correcting their mistake,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. The back-and-forth continued Friday, with DHS again slamming the decision. We also continue to call on the President to appoint an apolitical career official to run the Department temporarily and follow the Constitution by swiftly nominating a permanent Secretary,” the wrote in a statement Friday. Cuccinelli to resign from Federal service entirely. but I do know that the Prime Minister and his Government were regulations provided that netting should stampeded by the watch - dogs of the only be. Wolf step down from his position and for Mr. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Carolyn Maloney of New York requested the investigation last November and want both men to resign. Therefore, we decline to reverse or modify the decision,” wrote GAO General Counsel Thomas Armstrong in response Friday.ĭemocratic Reps. “DHS has not demonstrated that our prior decision contains errors of either fact or law, nor has DHS presented information not previously considered that warrants reversal or modification of our decision. Ken Cuccinelli and Chad Wolf Getty ImagesĪppointments of Homeland Security leaders Wolf and Cuccinelli are 'invalid,' report says
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