Senate Committee Sends Obama, 10 Agency Heads Letter Urging Appointment of Inspectors General
“All 16 members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee” sent a letter Tuesday to President Barack Obama and 10 agency heads, including FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, urging them to “expeditiously nominate permanent inspectors general (IGs),” said a…
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release from Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis. “The absence of permanent, Senate-confirmed or agency-appointed inspectors general in these positions significantly diminishes the ability of [offices of] IGs to perform thorough and independent oversight,” Johnson said. “If we expect these offices to meet their missions and get results, they must have permanent leadership in place,” said ranking member Thomas Carper, D-Del.