Bolded is very interesting point I had not considered.
My question for those responders with experience in the area is: If a citizen has found so many actual irregularities at the agency, if you were aware of the areas in which FOIA type requests were being made by this citizen, would you also follow-up on those responses even though the citizen does not pursue them through formal channels? My thought is that I continue to follow the activities at this agency and make FOIA requests with copies to the IG equivalent officer, by including more supporting documentation with my request that the IG will use that information in their standard reviews within the organization.
I know they have followed up on some concerns I expressed because there has been a change in conduct on the part of some of the peripheral players (At one time there were 8-10 in violation of - or close to - the small purchase limit and reimbursements for purchases to rewards cards for supplies in keeping with a home office rather than the agency. There is now only one high level supervisor/outside business owner doing so. A repeat of $24,000 summer vacation did not occur last year; I am watching for it this year. There have been no more first class air tickets and spouse traveliing. The personal days for work at another organization on agency trips have stopped; unfortunately, it appears that he is now traveling to that city without other meetings scheduled and is collecting the per diem. At least it is not an outright slap in the face of taxpayers paying for his travel. They are taking action, albeit in small ways; I still need more information on the big dollar abuses for a conclusive case which can be taken to the federal funding agency as well as the state agency.)
If things do not improve, I still have others to go to. First the local appointee to the citizen committee overseeing the organization, then my representative at the legislature, reports of documented fraud to outside funding agencies, and finally the DA. Someone has to be concerned about the misuse/diversion of millions of state and federal funding.
THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND THE REALITY CHECK.

