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Experts have raised concerns that the dismissals may violate the Inspector General Act of 1978, which stipulates the process for the removal of inspectors general. Hannibal Ware , the Inspector General for the Small Business Administration, sent a letter to the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, urging them to reconsider the decision ...
The Inspector General Act of 1978 is a United States federal law (92 Stat. 1101) defining a standard set of Inspector General offices across several specified departments of the U.S. federal government. The Act specifically creates Inspector General positions and offices in more than a dozen specific departments and agencies.
The CIGIE is composed of all federal U.S. Inspectors General whose offices are established under section 2 or section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 [6] (5 U.S.C. App.), those that are presidentially-appointed with Senate confirmation and those that are appointed by agency heads (designated federal entities).
Last year, Trump's predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.
In the United States, other than in the military departments, the first Office of Inspector General was established by act of Congress in 1976 [1] under the Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other departmental programs. [2]
In fiscal 2023, federal inspector general oversight resulted in $93 billion in savings, more than 4,000 criminal prosecutions and more than 7,000 noncriminal actions. Yet inspectors general are ...
Inspector General [2] Appointment Date [2] David Case (Acting) January 24, 2025 Michael J. Missal May 2, 2016 [3] Linda Halliday (Acting) July 6, 2015 [4] Richard J. Griffin (Acting) January 1, 2014 George J. Opfer November 17, 2005 Jon A. Wooditch (Acting) June 22, 2005 Richard J. Griffin November 11, 1997 William Merriman (Acting) January 3, 1996
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Reference Book. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2008. Deputy Attorney General Fisher Memorandum on Garrity and Kalkines Warnings. U.S. Department of Justice, 2006. Deputy Attorney General Wray Memorandum on Office of Inspector General Investigations. U.S. Department of Justice, 2005.