Fired Inspector General Sues National-Service Agency

The former inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service who was fired last month is suing the organization in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

In the lawsuit, Gerald Walpin seeks to be reinstated and says that his firing was illegal, reports ABC News. In a statement, Mr. Walpin says he is suing the corporation, which oversees AmeriCorps and other national-service efforts, to protect the system of federal inspectors general.

A White House spokesman told ABC that the Obama administration stands by its decision and that it followed the official rules required to dismiss an inspector general.

In an opinion article in the latest edition of The Chronicle, Pablo Eisenberg writes that the firing of Mr. Walpin and other moves raise questions about the governance of the national-service agency.

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