Overview

• State officials issued investigative subpoenas to Orange County employees and for records tied to grant programs in the first subpoenas of the DOGE campaign.
• The chief financial officer alleged incomplete or withheld DEI-related documents, scripted responses, and possible file tampering, and said digital forensic teams could be brought in.
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the county fully cooperated with auditors, denied any directive to alter or delete records, and said staff may have referred to notes.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects compliance, and Florida law allows the CFO to ask a court to compel cooperation if workers refuse.
• The audits target local spending on budgets, payroll, grants, and DEI contracts as part of a broader push that critics say targets Democratic-leaning jurisdictions.