Legislators Call for Better Oversight of USDA Spending After 2022 Audit Shows Millions in ‘Questioned Costs’

Republican and Democrat legislators voiced the need for increased oversight in spending for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during a hearing on March 9.
In response, representatives from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) illustrated the need for more funding to keep pace with a rapidly expanding series of projects under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
This was underscored by more than $305 million in “questioned costs or funds to be put to better use,” 275 arrests for criminal use of funding, and nearly $68 million in recoveries and restitution.
And that was from just six months in the fiscal year (FY) 2022….