President Obama selects veteran investigator as CIA watchdog, David Buckley

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100806/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_cia_inspector_general

President Barack Obama has nominated a veteran investigator to be the next CIA inspector general, a crucial position that has remained vacant for more than a year.

David B. Buckley, currently a senior manager for Deloitte Consulting, will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before he can fill the watchdog post charged with unearthing abuses inside the spy agency.

The nomination comes after months of congressional frustration with the White House about not putting forth for a candidate for the job. Several candidates had previously been mentioned but none made the cut.

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"It's great to see that the administration has finally nominated someone to serve as permanent IG at CIA, but it shouldn't have taken this long," said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight. "Given the recent history of abuse and misconduct, the CIA is clearly in need of independent and aggressive oversight. We hope Buckley is up to the task."