Lawmakers back IGs concerned about timely access to records

The Washington Post: The top members of the House and Senate oversight committees have come out in support of the inspectors general who raised concerns last week about timely access to agency records during investigations.

In a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan on Friday, the lawmakers said that inspectors general’s access to records “should be beyond question” in most cases. They also called on the OMB chief to ensure that federal agencies are well-versed in the terms of the 1978 Inspector General Act.

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