ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s chief financial officer said Wednesday that his office had issued subpoenas to county workers in the Orlando area after they didn’t fully cooperate with the state’s version of DOGE, which has been examining local governments for wasteful spending.
The subpoenas for Orange County workers over failing to cooperate fully with the state’s DOGE efforts were the first, but workers in other counties could face similar subpoenas, said Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia. Orange County is home to Orlando.
The Republican chief financial officer accused Orange County workers of hiding records related to diversity, equality and inclusion, also known as DEI, and reading from a prepared script when asked questions. He wouldn’t say how many subpoenas his office had issued.
Ingoglia said part of the review of county and municipal governments was looking to see what DEI contracts the local governments had signed.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Wednesday that the county fully cooperated with the Florida DOGE audit team and that state officials had no evidence to support their allegations.
That’s how to do it FL employees. Do the work that needs to be done. Ignore illegal and harmful orders. Don’t give up your autonomy!