Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz wants Congress to
amend the 1978 Inspector General Act with a new law that says that the only
information a federal agency can withhold from its inspector general are
records that Congress explicitly decides it does not want watchdogs to see.

Horowitz's proposal is in response to a controversial opinion issued by the
Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel last month. That opinion said
agency officials can withhold documents from inspectors general if a law,
such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, blocks their dissemination.

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