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Project on Government Oversight

Beverley Lumpkin

Investigator

Commentary: Inspectors general must be independent to be effective

March 16, 2008

Inspectors general are often the Rodney Dangerfields of the federal government: They get no respect. A report released in late February by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) found many IGs are under-resourced to the point they have difficulty accomplishing their statutory mission.