Federal departments and agencies need the inspector generals attached to them, as it shows the public that there is oversight and stops fraud against the government. The Department of Commerce has an Office of Inspector General that has become questionable in their actions, which means the crime and problems found at other parts of the government may not be properly found there. The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has seen problems and is calling for a new Inspector General in a rare bipartisan effort. Current Situation Here, via a Committee press release , is what they are seeing. “House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to President Biden requesting he swiftly designate a new Acting Inspector General to the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG). This follows the Science Committee’s extensive bipartisan investigation into allegations of misconduct and whistle...