Tag: Inspectors General

Patrick Shanahan, acting defense secretary, sits during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

National Security

Trump wants to muzzle Pentagon watchdog to keep enemies in the dark

Jamie McIntyre · January 3, 2019 3:39 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

What's in a name? Warren wants investigation into CFPB change

Colin Wilhelm · December 18, 2018 7:19 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Energy and Environment

Zinke leaves Trump administration amid Justice Department investigation

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel · December 15, 2018 2:24 pm

In this Nov. 15, 2018, photo provided by Ivan Pierre Aguirre, migrant teens held inside the Tornillo detention camp look at protesters waving at them outside the fences surrounding the facility in Tornillo, Texas.

Youth detention center at border didn’t conduct FBI background checks, watchdog says

Robert King · November 27, 2018 10:14 pm

Red hot steel is rolled into coils at a steel factory in Brazil.

Commerce watchdog to probe Trump administration’s handling of steel and aluminum tariffs

Sean Higgins · November 1, 2018 6:31 pm

United States Penitentiary Hazelton is a high-security federal prison located in West Virginia, nicknamed "Misery Mountain" by those incarcerated there.

‘Misery Mountain’: The jail where ‘Whitey’ Bulger was slain has history of murder and violence

Katelyn Caralle · October 30, 2018 10:12 pm

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with reporters at the Camp Nelson National Monument on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Camp Nelson was a Union Army depot during the U.S. Civil War and was a recruiting center for black soldiers. Zinke announced Saturday Camp Nelson has been officially designated as a national monument.

Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke faces Justice Department investigation

John Siciliano · October 30, 2018 7:18 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a committee hearing on the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2019, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke let family ride in government vehicles

Anna Giaritelli · October 18, 2018 11:59 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is under investigation by the department's inspector general and the Office of Special Counsel for mixing business and political travel. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Trump appointee to oversee probes into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Josh Siegel · October 16, 2018 9:53 pm

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney stands during a press briefing at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Washington.

Mulvaney investigating aide’s controversial blog posts, suggests inspector general review

Colin Wilhelm · October 15, 2018 8:11 pm

Dr. Herbert Hodes

National Security

Top Navy admiral waited too long to remove ‘Bad Santa’ officer over sexual harassment, IG says

Travis J. Tritten · October 12, 2018 3:25 pm

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Command Sgt. Major Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxell stands before a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Senior enlisted adviser to Joint Chiefs chairman suspended amid investigation into alleged misconduct

Jamie McIntyre · September 27, 2018 7:57 pm