Federal agency honchos killed independent probe when IG turned sights on them

Officials at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service last month stopped an independent inspector general’s inquiry into wrongdoing after investigators requested records concerning activities of top managers, the Washington Examiner has learned.

The probe’s abrupt termination came shortly before President Obama nominated an official that the IG suspected of numerous federal regulation violations to lead the agency. The FMCS’ previous director resigned in December after the Examiner reported rampant spending of federal funds on personal luxuries, retaliation against whistleblowers and multiple procurement abuses.