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Politicization of Inspectors General (U.S. House of Representatives) "Inspectors General (IGs) are officials within each federal agency who are charged with investigating evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Executive Branch."
"To ensure that IGs are independent and objective, Congress required that they be nonpartisan, specifically directing the President to appoint IGs 'without regard to political affiliation.' Congress further provided that IGs should be appointed 'solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability' in areas such as accounting and financial analysiss" he Senate has approved the $838 billion stimulus bill, which has solid Democratic support but is backed by only three Senate Republicans." (January, 2005) 02-09
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