The State Department [1] Inspector General has released a report finding that Kenneth Tomlinson [2], the head of the agency overseeing most government broadcasts to foreign countries has used his office to run a “horse racing operation” and that he improperly put a friend on the payroll. Tomlinson was ousted from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting [3] last year when another inquiry found evidence that he had violated rules meant to insulate public television and radio from undo political influence. Congress is currently considering Tomlinson’s renomination to a new term as chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors [4], the State Department office that oversees foreign broadcasts, including the Voice of America [5] and Radio Free Europe [6].