Number: RL34176
Title: Statutory Inspectors General: Legislative Developments and Legal Issues
Authors: Vanessa K. Burrows, American Law Division; Frederick M. Kaiser, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Congress has long taken a leadership role in establishing and sustaining offices of inspector general (OIGs), which now exist in more than 60 federal departments and agencies. This effort began with Congress's initiation of the first contemporary statutory inspectors general (IGs) in 1976; it has continued with passage of the broadly encompassing 1978 Inspector General (IG) Act and 1988 Amendments as well as with additions and modifications in the meantime. In the 110th Congress, two bills designed to increase the IGs' independence and accountability or otherwise modify specific provisions have been introduced - H.R. 928 and S. 1723.
Pages: 18
Date: November 6, 2007