Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org It’s Time to Shore Up the Independence of Federal Inspectors General December 16, 2021 For IGs to fulfill their roles successfully, they must be able to work without interference from agency and executive branch leadership. Across administrations, Congress has pushed back when IGs have appeared to have been marginalized, stonewalled, or fired for unclear reasons.