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So does the Department of Education: https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/beware-the-us-education-department-swat-team https://www.heritage.org

So does the Department of Education: https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/beware-the-us-education-department-swat-team https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/beware... Practically every branch of the federal government has an armed law enforcement unit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/20/why-are-federal-bureaucrats-buying-guns-and-ammo-158-million-spent-by-non-military-agencies/#603bc4f364a1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/20/why... I'd strongly recommend reading this report on purchases of firearms and military equipment by federal agencies: https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/7/Oversight_TheMilitarizationOfAmerica_06102016.pdf https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/7/Oversight_TheMilitar... It's fascinating reading, it was posted to HN a couple of years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13548878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13548878

hunterjumper06 8y ago
The Heritage link is in reference to the Office of Inspector General. The Office of Inspector General is independent of the Agency it oversees with a budget that Congress appropriates separately and it’s leadership is independent. Inspector Generals are political appointments and most are senate confirmed positions. Unlike most political appointments, the Inspector Generals stay on throughout Administrations and are only asked to leave if there are performance issues. The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to root out fraud, waste, and abuse. Office of Inspector Generals or OIGs perform financial audits, performance audits (program evaluations), inspections, and criminal investigations. Generally most reports are publicly available and posted on each OIGs website. OIGs are referenced in the media as the “internal watchdog.” Congress can request (and frequently does) OIGs to perform audits, evaluations, or inspections for oversight purposes. Each OIG has an anonymous hotline where employees, contractors, or the general public can report fraud, waste, and abuse. There are 73 OIGs in the Federal government with CIA being the first established by Congress. https://www.ignet.gov/ https://www.ignet.gov/

hunterjumper06 8y ago

The Heritage link is in reference to the Office of Inspector General. The Office of Inspector General is independent of the Agency it oversees with a budget that Congress appropriates separately and it’s leadership is independent. Inspector Generals are political appointments and most are senate confirmed positions. Unlike most political appointments, the Inspector Generals stay on throughout Administrations and are only asked to leave if there are performance issues. The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to root out fraud, waste, and abuse. Office of Inspector Generals or OIGs perform financial audits, performance audits (program evaluations), inspections, and criminal investigations. Generally most reports are publicly available and posted on each OIGs website. OIGs are referenced in the media as the “internal watchdog.” Congress can request (and frequently does) OIGs to perform audits, evaluations, or inspections for oversight purposes. Each OIG has an anonymous hotline where employees, contractors, or the general public can report fraud, waste, and abuse. There are 73 OIGs in the Federal government with CIA being the first established by Congress. https://www.ignet.gov/ https://www.ignet.gov/