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What a Real Hillsborough County Efficiency Review Would Look Like

July 28, 2026 B. John 127 Views 0 Comments Hillsborough County DOGE, county spending, government efficiency, audit standards, budget transparency, transaction testing, program outcomes, cost shifting, public accountability

This entry is in the series Hillsborough DOGE Report Analysis

The Hillsborough County DOGE report raised important questions. However, a true efficiency review must go beyond highlighting large figures. It should test transactions, compare costs, assess workloads, evaluate results, and consider the impact of service reductions.

This final essay outlines the essential elements of a comprehensive review and emphasizes that public trust relies on evidence, not headlines. The objective should be a clear, substantiated case for how each dollar will be saved, rather than the largest possible savings claim.

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The DOGE Method: Lots of Documents, Limited Testing, Very Big Numbers

July 25, 2026 B. John 139 Views 0 Comments audit standards, government waste, taxpayer oversight, contract review, budget transparency, public accountability, Hillsborough County DOGE, county spending

This entry is in the series Hillsborough DOGE Report Analysis

The Hillsborough County DOGE committee reviewed a large volume of records and announced more than $678 million in possible savings. But its own report also admits that the work involved limited due diligence, no transaction-level testing, and no independent verification.

That does not make the report useless. It does mean the public should treat it as a list of leads, questions, and proposed cuts, not as proof that hundreds of millions of dollars were wasted. A lot of documents can produce a big number. They do not automatically produce an audit.