A group that oversees federal inspectors general is facing a new lawsuit just days after it named a new chairwoman, the latest in a saga centering on allegations of politicized harassment by the umbrella organization. 

James Read, chief counsel to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, sued the Integrity Committee of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency alleging unfair scrutiny and improper access to his information.