Obama Administration Departments Lacking Oversight, Independent Watchdogs

Many Federal Agencies Lacking Inspector General

The Wall Street Journal reports, “Some of the government’s largest cabinet agencies, including the departments of Defense, State, Interior and Homeland Security, haven’t had permanent inspectors general in place for one to five years, raising concerns from lawmakers and government-watchdog groups that the Obama administration isn’t sufficiently policing itself. All told, departments lacking permanent inspectors general account for about $843 billion in annual spending, almost a quarter of ...