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Federal Inspectors General Seek Greater Protections After Past Four Years Of Uncertainty In Jobs

By NPR News December 28, 2020

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz

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.Read More

Postal Service Watchdog Outlines ‘Concerns’ Surrounding Election Readiness

By NPR News September 1, 2020

Postal workers sort, load and deliver mail at a U.S. Postal Service location last month in Los Angeles. CREDIT: Kyle Grillot/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Postal Service still has a number of hurdles to overcome to support upcoming general election mail-in ballots, its inspector general's office says. Read More

President Trump Removes State Department Inspector Who Was ‘Looking Into’ Mike Pompeo

By NPR News May 16, 2020

Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general. CREDIT: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

House Democrats accused the president of trying to protect Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from investigation by firing the State Department inspector general, Steve Linick. Read More

Homeland Security Watchdog Finds ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ In Border Patrol Facilities

By NPR News July 2, 2019

The Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security observed overcrowding of families on June 10 at a detention center in McAllen, Texas. The OIG issued a blistering report raising concerns that overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to DHS agents and detainees. Office of Inspector General

The inspector general's office visited Customs and Border Protection sites across the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. They found migrants penned in overcrowded Border Patrol facilities.Read More