The small office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) is in something of a David-and-Goliath situation when it comes to holding the ultra-secretive National Intelligence Community (NIC) to account.
In effect the ombud to the spooks, the watchdog with powers akin to a royal commission has gone forth and multiplied over the decades since it was established by statute on January 1, 1987. It now has an average staffing level of 57, up from 46 last year (in 1987 it had five) with a budget of $46.6
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