In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought, Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) expressed concern over the administration’s move to end funding for an inspector general oversight group.

The group — the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) — oversees 72 inspectors general. It was established via the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, with Collins, Grassley and then-Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) co-sponsoring.

The council is intended “to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the offices of the Inspectors General,” accordi

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