Presidential Removal of IGs Under the Inspector General Act

Abstract

President Trump has recently removed or replaced a number of acting and permanent Inspectors General (IGs), including the Intelligence Community IG, the State Department IG, and acting IGs at the Department of Transportation and Department of Defense. These actions have stirred both immediate concern by some within Congress and a larger conversation on IG independence. While governing statutes provide that IGs are intended to be independent and objective units tasked with auditing and investigating agency programs, they are not entirely insulated from presidential influence. In most cases it is the President that both selects and removes IGs, subject to checks on that authority discussed below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2020
Accession Number
AD1146547

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  • Todd Garvey

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