Lawmakers Denied in Bid to Swap Head of Secret Service Probe Into Missing Jan. 6 Texts
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A government watchdog organization rebuffed a call from two Democratic lawmakers to appoint a new inspector general to probe missing Secret Service texts.
Alan Boehm, executive director of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, said his group lacks authority to appoint a new agency watchdog “for any reason.” The council is an independent group within the executive branch that oversees inspectors general across agencies and works on government integrity issues that affect all departments.