Proposal Expands DOGE Audits, Creates One Searchable Website for Government Spending Across Florida
During a stop on the Defending the Florida Dream Tour, Byron Donalds unveiled a sweeping government transparency and accountability proposal designed to make Florida the “Most Transparent Government in America” by expanding audits, centralizing public financial records, and giving taxpayers direct access to how every level of government spends their money.
Donalds’ plan is centered on three core principles: Audits, Accountability, and Access.
Under the proposal, Florida would continue and expand DOGE-style forensic audits at both the local and state level while creating one centralized, searchable online database where taxpayers can view government contracts, employee salaries, budgets, audits, and spending records from every county, city, and special district in the state.
“Florida taxpayers are the owners of the government, and they deserve to see exactly how their money is being spent,” said Byron Donalds. “Under my administration, we will protect every tax dollar by making Florida the Most Transparent Government in America.”
The proposal follows a series of high-profile DOGE audits across Florida that uncovered millions in questionable spending, including taxpayer-funded DEI initiatives, excessive contracts, and politically driven expenditures at the local level.
It would also require local governments to upload contracts and spending data into a searchable statewide system modeled after Florida’s existing financial transparency infrastructure.
Importantly, the proposal would not create any new taxes, agencies, or bureaucracy.
Local governments already collect salary information, maintain contract records, and publish budgets. Donalds’ proposal simply requires governments to make that information easily accessible to taxpayers through one centralized platform.
Donalds also announced that his administration would conduct a full review of local government fees charged to Florida families, requiring cities and local entities to clearly disclose how fees are calculated and what taxpayers are paying for.
“Wasteful spending thrives in darkness,” Donalds added. “If taxpayers can’t easily search it, track it, or see it, then soft corruption and government waste continue unchecked. We are putting an end to that.”
The plan would also expand oversight to organizations and entities receiving taxpayer dollars, including public-private contracting entities.
“It should be as easy to see government spending as it is to order something on Amazon,” Donalds said. “One click. One website. Full accountability.”
