Latest Breaking News On - Allison lerner - Page 6 : comparemela.com
We need to know more, research security panel tells U S officials
sciencemag.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencemag.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IGs Cite Serious Challenges Regarding Political Retaliation and Independence
govexec.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from govexec.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With Much Work To Do, Federal Watchdogs Seek Greater Protections
wskg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wskg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What watchdogs? Trump leaves office with inspector general jobs vacant across government Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Replay Video UP NEXT
As President-elect Joe Biden weighs critical Cabinet appointments, his new administration will confront widespread vacancies in watchdog offices across the government. At least a dozen of the 38 presidentially appointed inspectors general will not be in place at the end of the Trump administration. © Javier Zarracina DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz s report examines the FBI s Russia probe and its surveillance of former Donald Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Allison Lerner, the incoming chairperson of the inspectors general council, said filling the jobs in some of the most crucial federal agencies, from the Department of Defense to Health and Human Services to the CIA, will require “a heavy lift.”
Samuel Corum/Getty Images
toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, pictured in December 2019, says the role of federal watchdogs has never been more important. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Updated at 4 p.m. ET
Federal watchdogs who guard against fraud foresee plenty of work to keep them busy next year: from more than 100 investigations related to the coronavirus pandemic to new probes over misuse of some of the nearly $3.5 trillion in stimulus money.
The federal government s 75 inspectors general, as they re known, are reeling from chaos in the Trump era, including firings and pressure campaigns from the White House and its allies. In response, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency is asking lawmakers for greater job protections in the year ahead.