Michael Atkinson

Pandemic board gets first permanent chair after Trump’s watchdog shakeup

A reshuffling of leadership positions for agency inspectors general will give the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee its first permanent chairman…

Agency Oversight

Senator holds up Trump nominations until he gets answers on fired IG’s

Federal Newscast

A man wearing a mask depicting American flags jogs past the U.S. Capitol Building, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives has canceled plans to return next week, a reversal after announcing it a day earlier. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Latest pandemic spending bill grants IG protections, USPS funding, 2020 census extensions

Congress

DoD

Glenn Fine, inspector general, Defense Department

Trump’s watchdog shakeup underscores legal limits for IG independence

Agency Oversight

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment

Agency Oversight

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‘Why should I trust the process?’ Watchdogs concerned by Trump’s whistleblower scrutiny

Agency Oversight