• UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban

    UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban

    Jan 31, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... is a betrayal of the work that we do for Palestinian refugees. As a result, we move swiftly and decisively, both us and the secretary-general. The secretary-general ordered his equivalent of an inspector general to look at this. The secretary-general also commissioned an independent outside review of ...

  • FBI sees sharp spike of sexual misconduct claims in its ranks as agency works to eliminate longstanding problem

    FBI sees sharp spike of sexual misconduct claims in its ranks as agency works to eliminate longstanding problem

    Jan 30, 2025 04:01 PM EST

    ... that "we did not need to be physically together for the meeting and none of our co-workers were at the hotel." Sallet told the inspector general he did not recall where the call took place but that it would not have been "strange or odd" to have such a ...

  • Pentagon pulls security detail for Milley, former Joint Chiefs chairman critical of Trump

    Pentagon pulls security detail for Milley, former Joint Chiefs chairman critical of Trump

    Jan 29, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    What impact might that assertion, that accusation have on the inspector general investigation? And how might that impact Hegseth's recommendation to Donald Trump once this investigation ends, whenever it ends? Rear Adm. James McPherson (Ret).: You have asked the right questions. First of all, I don't exactly understand ...

  • Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security protections

    Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security protections

    Jan 29, 2025 07:06 PM EST

    It's unclear whether former President Joe Biden's unusual preemptive pardon of Milley would protect his rank and preclude any findings from an inspector general investigation. Biden pardoned Milley in the last days of his presidency, which Milley thanked him for, saying, “I do not wish to spend whatever ...

  • Trump's firing of independent watchdogs raises concerns about government fraud and ethics

    Trump's firing of independent watchdogs raises concerns about government fraud and ethics

    Jan 27, 2025 11:25 PM EST

    ... transition from President -- to President Reagan, it has not happened on a mass basis. I don't consider them bureaucrats. They range the gamut, these inspector general. Some were appointed by Trump. Some were leaders of the I.G. community. Some have issued hard-hitting reports against both administrations, including ...

  • Trump fires more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies

    Trump fires more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies

    Jan 25, 2025 11:02 PM EST

    ... audits,” Connolly said. Still, Trump has aggressively challenged the authority of independent agency watchdog groups in the past. In 2020, he replaced multiple key inspectors general, including those leading the Defense Department and intelligence community, as well as the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the ...

  • Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump promises mass deportations

    Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump promises mass deportations

    Jan 23, 2025 07:26 PM EST

    ... facilities overseen by ICE have struggled broadly to comply with some federal standards for care, hindering safety for staff and detainees, a Homeland Security Department inspector general found during 17 unannounced inspections from 2020-2023. During Trump’s first administration, he authorized the use of military bases to detain immigrant ...

  • Pentagon to send 1,500 active duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border, officials say

    Pentagon to send 1,500 active duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border, officials say

    Jan 22, 2025 07:45 PM EST

    ... for up to 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children as border crossings increased from Mexico. The facility, operated by DHS, was quickly overrun, with far too few case managers for the thousands of children that arrived, exposure to extreme weather and dust and unsanitary conditions, a 2022 inspector general report found.

  • WATCH: Defense Department hosts farewell event for Austin as he leaves leadership position

    WATCH: Defense Department hosts farewell event for Austin as he leaves leadership position

    Jan 17, 2025 03:06 PM EST

    ... across the region and worked tirelessly to save Palestinian civilians in Gaza.” On one of Austin's final days in office, the Defense Department's inspector general released a report on his mishandling of his prostate cancer diagnosis in late 2023, when he failed to inform the White House of ...

  • How Carter's life of public service and humanitarianism will be recognized

    How Carter's life of public service and humanitarianism will be recognized

    Jan 09, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... things he's done are really lasting. And let me give you two that would be unexpected. One is, he created the whole Office of Inspector Generals to root out fraud, waste and abuse. Just this last week, Michael Horowitz, the inspector general for Justice, issued a very important report ...