As the federal government entered a shutdown on Wednesday, the website for a key federal watchdog also went dark. But when the shutdown inevitably ends, the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency likely won't be back. Before being shut down, the Council of Inspectors General was a shared resource for the dozens of inspectors general's offices located in various government agencies across the executive branch. By shutting down the council, the White House may have also shuttered the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), which was created as part of the CARES Act and operated as a subcommittee of the council. The White House's decision to close the two federal watchdog agencies has drawn criticism from at least two Republican senators.