House Committee Urges President to Fill IG Positions
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is encouraging President Trump to fill several empty Inspector General positions at federal agencies.
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What Should be the Role of Agency Inspectors General?
A new report looks at the role of agency inspectors general and examines how to best utilize them to maximize government operating efficiency.
Who Runs an Agency – The Agency Head or the Inspector General?
Who runs a federal agency: the agency head or the inspector general? The author discusses the role of inspectors general (IGs) in agency operations and when (or not) an agency might be wise to follow the recommendations from an IG.
Inspector General Investigations and Unions
The FLRA concluded a union proposal to allow bargaining on restricting IG investigations was proper. In overruling the FLRA, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals concluded a similar decision on this issue issued in 1994 was still correct.
Performance Appraisals, an Inspector General, and the Bell Curve
Performance appraisal season is approaching for federal employees. The author says that past performance ratings do not reliably predict positive changes for the future and offers some supporting evidence as to why.
DOT Inspector General Warns FAA: Don’t Botch Collective Bargaining Agreement Again
The Department of Transportation Inspector General will release a report Thursday on the costs associated with the 2009 FAA National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Collective Bargaining Agreement and warn FAA not to repeat costly mistakes of the past.
Uncle Sam Steps Aside and Lawsuit by One Fed Against Two Others Moves Forward
DOJ’s refusal to certify that federal employees were acting within the scope of their employment has left two federal employees facing a lawsuit charging them with various torts.
Former IG Goes to Court to Try to Save His Job
An agency Inspector General, appointed by President George W. Bush and fired by President Obama, was recently handed a defeat in his attempt to overturn his firing.
