Inspectors general and COMSEC

Editor: The “Inspector General Act of 1978” established an Office of the Inspector General (IG). The Inspectors General are independent officials who investigate and report to Congress on a variety of issues, mostly focused on fraud waste and abuse but also possible violations of Communications Security (COMSEC). This is extremely important in light of recent military attack plans shared on “Signal,” an unsecured chat and message application. In addition to the “IG Act of 1978,” the “Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021” states that before an Inspector General may be removed, Congress must be given a detailed account of...

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