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- 1 2 "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- 1 2 "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Roderick Anderson Acting Inspector General".
- ↑ As AIG/Audit was next in succession when President Reagan removed all IGs.
- ↑ While Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, functioned as Acting IG until Mary Bass was sworn in.
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