Government performance audits work

In his first month as President, Donald Trump has shaken our federal government to the core. Many argue that his “meat ax” approach to cutting government waste, abuse and spending is as harmful to our country as the current “runaway “spending and borrowing.

Regardless, America needs a strong wakeup call. The question is where to go from here. Is there a better way?

In short, we need good comprehensive audits of current programs to determine how and where our tax dollars are spent and if we, as taxpayers, are getting our money’s worth. Performance audits like Brian Sonntag conducted during his...