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UNITED STATES v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

No. 85-3456. Misc. No. 11710.

788 F.2d 164 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert L. Fenster (argued), Thomas C. Papson, McKenna, Connor & Cuneo, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Alan Johnson, U.S. Atty., John Cordes, Robert L. Ashbaugh (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT, Chief Judge, SEITZ and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

Under a 1982 statute, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (Inspector General) is charged with combating fraud, waste, and abuse. To discharge that duty, Congress gave the Inspector General broad subpoena power. This appeal, presenting an issue of first impression in the appellate courts, requires us to consider the contours of that power.

At the request of a separate auditing agency within...

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