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The Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 amended Inspector General Act of 1978. Congress must be informed by the president 30 days in advance notice before removing any inspector general and the "the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons" for doing so.
Speaking on Reagan’s removals, Rep. L.H. Fountain (D-N.C.), a chief sponsor of the Inspector General Act, ... Instead, in 2022, legislators added to a 30-day advance notice provision, requiring ...
In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the move told ABC ...
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 ...
A law passed in 2022 requires the president to give Congress a "substantive rationale" for removing inspectors general. Trump has not done that.
The Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 amended Inspector General Act of 1978. Congress must be informed by the president 30 days in advance notice before removing any inspector general and "the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons" for doing so. [63] [64]
In 2022, Congress strengthened protections for inspectors general, making it harder to replace them with hand-picked officials and requiring additional explanations from a president for their removal.
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires that Congress be given 30 days of notice before inspectors general are fired; the law was amended in 2022 to further require a "substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons". [47] [48]