Embattled CIA IG To Meet with House Intel PanelIt’s been awhile since we checked in on the plight of John Helgerson, the inspector-general of the CIA who’s under “management review” by CIA Director Michael Hayden following Helgerson’s investigation of CIA war-on-terror programs. Not much has happened in the case since Hayden defended his decision to investigate the straight-shooter IG to Charlie Rose late last month.
But today the House intelligence committee announced that the full panel is going to meet in closed session with Helgerson tomorrow at 2 p.m. Statutorily, the IG has a direct line to the congressional intelligence committees — the better to investigate waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement — but it’s not clear how far that can go in protecting Helgerson’s job. Stay tuned.