The Treasury and State IG positions have each been vacant for more than 1,000 days. Image: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock.com
Two senators active in agency oversight issues have urged the White House to make nominations for vacant inspector general positions, noting that provisions enacted late last year require an explanation for why a formal nomination has not been made and the target date for the formal nomination.
“Filling IG vacancies is an important step toward ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely . . . Some observers have argued that acting IGs are inherently, or may be perceived as, less independent or effective compared to permanent IGs for various reasons, including a reduced ability to set long-term strategies and priorities, and incentives not to report problems in agency operations or resist political pressure from agency heads—particularly for those seeking the permanent position,” Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., wrote.
They pointed in particular to vacancies in the top IG position Treasury, State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and the NSA and FDIC.
The Treasury and State IG positions have each been vacant for more than 1,000 days, they added.
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