Subject: Re: “I was a racist before it was cool”
IG's who are employees of the Department they audit is a big problem. I like DFope's idea for a separate IG Corp who are free to make recommendations without risking their pension, or that aside, we the people will actually see the reports rather than them being bottled up or sanitized by the agency under audit.

By statute, IGs have a dual and independent reporting relationship to the agency head and to the Congress. However, ONLY the president (with 30 days notice ha ha ha) can fire them.

The reports they produce ALREADY are typically published on the Agency’s OIG website, although some sensitive items may be redacted. This allows anyone, even you, to access these reports. Have fun reading them.

Auditors are good, but 17 are not nearly enough, you need at least that many just to wade through the DOD. We could start with 100 IG positions and add more later as needed. Their work is important, especially if they are empowered to ask not only for the numbers but can also document the justifications behind some of them.

OMG!!! IGs are NOT auditors. The role of the IG is to conduct, supervise, monitor, and initiate audits, evaluations, and investigations relating to programs and operations of the Department. Their staff already includes many auditors that the IG directs. And they are already empowered to ask for numbers, authorizations, documentation, and much more.

And DOGE will be tearing all this down on the whim of one person who is ignorant about what the Agency does. I guarantee they will make unforced errors that will negatively impact people lives, people’s livelihoods, and businesses.