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Obama Gutted 'Heart and Soul' of Government Watchdogs, Former Official Says
"You have six major federal agencies, four in the national security space, that simply have not had any confirmed IG for years," said Schmitz, a Newsmax contributor. "And there don't seem to be any prospects for this president even nominating anybody for these positions."
The State Department, for example, has not had a Senate-confirmed inspector general since Jan. 16, 2008, according to Schmitz.
He said the presidentially appointed IGs are required to pledge that they will return to Congress when they are called to testify, make semi-annual reports to Congress, and bring to the attention of Congress any serious deficiencies they uncover.
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In addition to the 5-year-old State Department IG vacancy, which dates back to the start of Obama's first term, another five agencies lack a Senate-confirmed inspector general for 538 days or more: the Department of the Interior; Department of Labor; Department of Homeland Security; Agency for International Development; and the Department of Defense.
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"The president simply doesn't want to be accountable and doesn't want to have IGs, apparently, and he seems to be getting away with it," said Schmitz, who spoke at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Friday.
Of course the President doesn't want any oversight on these agencies. That would get in the way of him using them to punish his enemies.The State Department, for example, has not had a Senate-confirmed inspector general since Jan. 16, 2008, according to Schmitz.
He said the presidentially appointed IGs are required to pledge that they will return to Congress when they are called to testify, make semi-annual reports to Congress, and bring to the attention of Congress any serious deficiencies they uncover.
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In addition to the 5-year-old State Department IG vacancy, which dates back to the start of Obama's first term, another five agencies lack a Senate-confirmed inspector general for 538 days or more: the Department of the Interior; Department of Labor; Department of Homeland Security; Agency for International Development; and the Department of Defense.
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"The president simply doesn't want to be accountable and doesn't want to have IGs, apparently, and he seems to be getting away with it," said Schmitz, who spoke at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Friday.