Archive: Inspectors General
IGs, Oversight, Reform
The Senate has approved a measure to bolster the roles of inspectors general, the figures in government who have perhaps the main role in providing eyes and ears for American taxpayers. The Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 would ensure that the IG jobs are filled with qualified folks...
By Robert O'Harrow | April 25, 2008; 09:31 AM ET | Comments (6)
Limited Competition
A new survey by the Defense Department's inspector general's office found that Pentagon buyers rarely sought out competition when granting task awards for work. That's according to a piece by Matthew Weigelt in Washington Technology and one by Elizabeth Newell in Government Executive "Competition was limited, and DOD did...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 30, 2007; 10:55 AM ET | Comments (9)
Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness
Inspectors General are supposed to be the independent eyes and ears of taxpayers inside government agencies. That tradition goes back to the beginning of the country. Ever since Congress passed the Inspector General Act in 1978, expanding their authority, IGs across the government have turned up billions in contracting fraud,...
By Robert O'Harrow | July 12, 2007; 06:23 AM ET | Comments (3)
