Government Watchdog Closes NLRB Budget Investigation

The Government Accountability Office wrapped up an investigation into possible budget improprieties at the National Labor Relations Board without issuing a formal, public report of its findings, sources familiar with the inquiry tell Bloomberg Law.

The investigation followed reports that the Trump administration had instructed the board’s chairman and general counsel to restrict their spending of money allocated to the NLRB for this fiscal year. Agencies are generally required to spend allotted funds unless the president pauses the process by sending a “special message” to Congress, and then a revised budget.

The directive was said to be part of a ...