an October 2019 letter, 67 inspectors general from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency sharply criticized the Justice Department's decision to withhold the complaint from Congress, describing the memo as having a "chilling effect on effective oversight" and being "wrong as a matter of law and policy". The inspectors general recommended the OLC memo be withdrawn or amended because it "effectively overruled the determination by the ICIG regarding an 'urgent concern' complaint" that the ICIG concluded was "credible and therefore needed to be transmitted to Congress". List of Assistant Attorneys General in charge of OLC Only one woman, Obama-appointee Virginia Seitz, has served as the confirmed head of OLC. Current political appointees at the Office of Legal Counsel Current political appointees at the Office of Legal Counsel include: Christopher H. Schroeder, Assistant Attorney General Dawn Johnsen, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vacant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vacant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vacant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General See also White House Counsel Further reading See chapter 5. References External links The Missing Memos Special Project ProPublica's tracking table of both released and yet to be released OLC memos. Office of Legal Counsel Memos The ACLU's page dealing with the OLC memos. 4 Torture Memos Released 16Apr2009 in response to FOIA suit by ACLU. Senate Armed Forces Committee Report on Torture Released 22Apr2009. United States Department of Justice agencies 1934 establishments in the United States