The $87.5 billion fiscal year 2004 wartime supplemental signed by President Bush today establishes a new inspector general's office for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. After consulting with the secretary of state, the defense secretary will appoint an IG for the authority, which is in charge of reconstruction efforts in that country. The new IG office will provide an "independent and objective means" of keeping the head of the CPA informed about problems in carrying out the authority's mission,...
