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The Obama administration needs to learn that inspectors general aren't the enemy. Last year, Congress looked into five reports of possible political interference with the work of these quasi- independent watchdogs, and now a sixth IG is complaining about political strong-arm tactics. Patrick McFarland is the inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management. On Jan. 11, he wrote to Rep. Stephen Lynch, the Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the relevant subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, complaining about a "not so veiled threat" from an administration official. Specifically, he wrote that one of his top assistants was told that an official from the White House's Office of Management and Budget had said OMB would "make life miserable" for the IG...
WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Inspectors General for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State, and the Department of Defense have issued their first Quarterly Progress and Oversight Report on the Civilian Assistance Program in Pakistan. The report covers the period from October 15, 2009, when the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 became law, through March 31, 2010. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO)
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Brendan Daly, Nadeam Elshami, Drew Hammill, +1-202-226- 7616, all of the Office of the Speaker of the House
With just a few days left before the election, the great mentioners in The Buffalo News Opinion corner offer another recommendation, this one for state comptroller. We also take a very dim view of a set of circumstances that demonstrate why states need the kind of oversight provided by comptrollers -- and inspectors general. - Wilson for comptroller - Buffalo News Editorial
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