Saturday, December 13, 2014
Watchdogs, Lapdogs and Attack Dogs | Washington Examiner
There was a time when Inspector Generals were revered and feared.
Apparently, these days, not so much...
Apparently, these days, not so much...
At WashingtonExaminer.com, Mark Flatten recently wrote all about their current state in a four part series:
"Part One: IGs form front line of war on waste and fraud, but weak links remain:
Whistleblowers routinely say inspectors general failed to investigate their charges of wrongdoing.
Part Two: Temporary IGs subject to agency manipulators covering up waste
Interim IGs have been accused of softening investigative reports under pressure from agency administrators
Part Three: Bad things happen to whistleblowers when watchdogs become attack dogs
A whistleblower tried to report wrongdoing to the Veterans Affairs IG — and faced retaliation from administrators.
Part Four: Few fixes available for problem IGs
Retaliation complaints have followed Todd Zinser throughout much of his career."
