Overview

• The Office of Management and Budget has not apportioned FY2026 funds for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, cutting off their operating money as of Oct. 1.
• CIGIE warned it will cease statutorily mandated functions and furlough staff, disrupting Oversight.gov, shared IT support for dozens of OIGs, and whistleblower reporting channels.
• At least 15 inspector general websites—including Oversight.gov and OIG sites at Justice, Education, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and others—went dark with notices citing a “lack of apportionment of funds.”
• Sens. Susan Collins and Chuck Grassley pressed OMB Director Russell Vought to promptly reverse the decision and detail the legal basis and review process, noting Congress appropriated FY2026 funding.
• OMB defended the move by accusing inspectors general of corruption and partisanship, while former watchdog officials and advocates—citing recent unlawful IG firings—warn of lasting damage to transparency and PRAC’s oversight work that relies on CIGIE infrastructure.