In one of its first official actions of the new Congress, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is maintaining its history of bipartisan action in asking the White House to send nominations for vacant IG positions at six major agencies, including DHS.
The letter came from new chairman Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and ranking Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and other committee members of both parties.
"The value of the Inspectors General goes beyond dollars; these offices also help reveal and prosecute wrongdoing, and promote the integrity of government. They provide invaluable support to Congressional budgeting and oversight work. Inspectors General are an essential component of government oversight," the senators wrote. "A sustained absence of permanent leadership is not healthy for any office – particularly one entrusted with as important and challenging a mission as an Office of Inspector General."
