Delaware coalition pushes for creation of Office of the State Inspector General

The Delaware Coalition for Open Government has been advocating for the establishment of a Delaware Office of the State Inspector General, which would oversee state agencies for transparency, accountability, and other good government issues.    DelCOG has been working with the Association of Inspectors General, located at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and is writing a […]

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Interior’s Inspector General investigates a lot, shares little with public

The Department of the Interior's inspector general closed 457 investigations last year — and released public reports for only three.

The rest largely stayed hidden from public view, with even a redacted list of closed investigations accessible only through the Freedom of Information Act. Among them were cases exposing nepotism, contracting violations and allegations that BP America underpaid its gas royalties by millions of dollars (see related story).

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