• What the inspector general report reveals about Comey and the Clinton probe

    What the inspector general report reveals about Comey and the Clinton probe

    Jun 14, 2018 06:56 PM EDT

    After a 17-month investigation, the Department of Justice on Thursday released a 500-page report into how the agency, the FBI and then-director James Comey handled its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. The report, from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, also examined whether political ...

  • EPA inspector general opens investigation of Pruitt's use of multiple email accounts

    EPA inspector general opens investigation of Pruitt's use of multiple email accounts

    May 15, 2018 10:58 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general is opening an investigation into Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of multiple email accounts. Inspector General Arthur Elkins says his office will review the matter despite budget and staff constraints. With the latest announcement, he is conducting about a half-dozen ...

  • Inspector general: State Department employees not archiving enough email

    Inspector general: State Department employees not archiving enough email

    Mar 11, 2015 06:27 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — The State Department's internal watchdog has found that many department employees are not preserving emails for the public record as required by the government. That could mean a substantial amount of government information is being lost to history. The inspector general, in a report out Wednesday, says that ...

  • News Wrap: Inspector general report confirms VA hospital delays

    News Wrap: Inspector general report confirms VA hospital delays

    May 28, 2014 11:29 PM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: The storm over delays at Veterans Affairs hospitals intensified today. The VA inspector general reported on the Phoenix facility, where officials allegedly falsified wait times. Investigators found it actually took an average of 115 days for a first appointment. They also identified 1,700 veterans who weren ...

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    Former Inspector General Defends NSA Programs

    Aug 01, 2013 08:47 PM EDT

    Joel Brenner, former inspector general of the National Security Agency, said the NSA is working within its mandate and is not compiling dossiers on all American citizens.

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    Backgrounder on Draft Inspector General Report on DOE International Travel

    Jun 13, 1996 05:39 PM EDT

    ... the Department's international travel. Secretary O'Leary has instructed the Department to implement each of the Inspector General's recommendations promptly. Before the Inspector General completed his review, the Department took steps to fix its administrative and accounting problems. These steps, which effectively implement many of the Inspector General ...

  • Senate confirms former national security adviser Mike Waltz as Trump's UN ambassador

    Senate confirms former national security adviser Mike Waltz as Trump's UN ambassador

    Sep 19, 2025 06:45 PM EDT

    ... to discuss sensitive military plans. He has denied being removed from the post and insisted the chat met the administration’s cybersecurity standards. The Pentagon inspector general is investigating. WATCH: Waltz ousted as national security adviser, nominated for UN role in White House shakeup Trump tapped Waltz in May to ...

  • A Senate rules change flying under the radar

    A Senate rules change flying under the radar

    Sep 10, 2025 04:42 PM EDT

    ... who is in this first nominee squadron. All have some bipartisan support. Included are a large number of assistant and deputy secretaries, and a new inspector general for the CIA. There are a few big names with some plum assignments. Kimberly Guilfoyle, former adviser to the Trump campaign and ex ...

  • WATCH: Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama

    WATCH: Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama

    Sep 02, 2025 04:35 PM EDT

    ... Colorado Springs. WATCH: ‘We’re going in.’ Trump vows to send troops to Chicago over objections of local leaders A review by the Defense Department inspector general was inconclusive and could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama. Trump, a Republican who enjoys deep support in Alabama, had long ...

  • Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE's arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

    Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE's arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

    Aug 29, 2025 04:53 PM EDT

    ... there’s no photo in the system. And the system is not without critics. A 2021 review of E-Verify by the Office of the Inspector General concluded that until U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services addresses the system's shortcomings, “it cannot ensure the system provides accurate employment eligibility ...