I wonder if they’ll just refuse to answer like DOE did. Which they can do right up to January 20. After that, (clearing throat) “YOU’RE FIRED!”
This is a preemptive strike by Trump. The cockroaches scattering from the light being turned on will be duly noted for further analysis!
DoE refused to provide a list of names of persons who had done specific tasks. While the agency can do that today, it won’t be able to do that on January 21st.
But expenditures is another matter. With the exception of national security, the government is supposed to be transparent with where and how it spends our money. Failure to fork over the information should be subject to discipline. And yes, maybe they can stonewall the request today, but on January 21st they can be fired for it.
If Trump wants to increase the size of any Federal department, he can increase the size of the Inspector General and tell them they need to fire about 5,000 useless and harmful bureaucrats a week.