Inspectors General in the News: Neutrality, Publicity, and Separated Powers

• In Event: Administrative Regulation: Accountability, and Oversight in Public Administration

Brief Overview

This paper looks at the evolution of the public roles federal agency IGs play under the constitutional separation of powers. It shows significant growth in national news media coverage of agency IGs over four decades (1981-2020).

Authors

• Matthew Martin Dull, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Patrick S. Roberts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Yousof Azizi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University