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AFMD-81-86 1 (1981-07-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcjc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ACCOUNTING AND PINANClAL MANAGCM DT DIVISION B-203854 Ac i;. fi. ic approval by the ..... UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED JULY 9, 1981 The Honorable L. H. Fountain Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources House Committee on Government Operations 116276 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Review of Circumstances of the Mass Removal of Statutory Inspectors General (AFMD-81-86) On February 5, 1981, you requested that we review the circum- stances of the mass removal of the 15 statutory inspectors general which occurred on January 20, 1981. You asked us to determine: --Whether anyone critically examined the qualifications and performance of each former inspector general before January 20, 1981, and if so, to detail the extent and nature of any such review and identify its directors. --Whether any Members of Congress were consulted about or notified of the pending mass removals on or before January 20. --Whether any of the individuals designated to head the affected departments and agencies were consulted about or notified of the pending mass removals on or before January 20. --What procedures are being followed in identifying and selecting nominees, who is in charge of doing this, and what timetable--if any--is there for sending the nominations to the Senate. Upon receiving your letter, we immediately told our White House liaison about your request. We were in almost daily contact with our White House liaison on this issue for the next several weeks, and were told that our request for information was being considered by Mr. Fred Fielding, Counsel to the President. (911537) Ay1-I-

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