Tag: Inspectors General

"I will strenuously object to any consideration of her nomination, and request that you immediately withdraw it and instead put forward a nominee who can be confirmed by the Senate and hit the ground running," the Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said in a letter to President Obama. (Getty Image)

Energy and Environment

Senator says Interior inspector general nominee undermined oil-drilling probe

Sean Higgins · June 12, 2015 11:23 pm

In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers patrol a road in Herat city, west of capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

U.S. official warns of Afghan ‘ghost soldiers’

Tara Copp · June 12, 2015 7:42 pm

Steven Linick published a subsequent inspection of the eight cases in October of last year in the wake of widespread speculation that several of the investigations had been hampered by political appointees. (AP Photo)Â

Clinton State Dept. officials stymied agency investigators

Sarah Bedford · June 11, 2015 4:01 am

David Perdue and his wife Bonnie walk through the halls of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, during orientation for new members. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Perdue, Kaine move to end State Dept. IG interference

Sarah Bedford · June 10, 2015 1:33 pm

Watchdog: TSA wasting millions of dollars, ‘vulnerable’ on passenger screening

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 4:16 pm

A letter from the State Department inspector general dated May 15 claimed there were just 18 documents that ever mentioned ClintonÃ¢â¬â¢s emails, the national archives or the Clinton Foundation. (AP)

State Department preparing to probe Clinton email scandal

Sarah Bedford · June 5, 2015 4:01 am

Mary Kendall, currently the acting inspector general of the Interior Department, is President Obama's nominee to become the official inspector general. (Getty Image)

After six years, White House fills longest watchdog vacancy

Susan Crabtree · June 5, 2015 12:59 am

Todd Zinser, the inspector general at the Department of Commerce, abruptly cleaned out his office Wednesday evening amid a congressional investigation and public calls from lawmakers for President Obama to remove him. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Commerce inspector general resigns amid growing scandal

Sarah Bedford · June 4, 2015 2:57 pm

Being tightlipped with reporters has not gone over well with newsrooms, but there are other issues that are starting to rub the press the wrong way. (AP)

Acting IGs at State Dept., National Archives ignored looming Clinton email scandal

Sarah Bedford · June 3, 2015 6:22 pm

The government watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says a top official in Philadelphia misused her position by convincing other senior officials to attend a party at her home, where the wife of a subordinate would charge them to conduct "psychic readings." (AP Photo)

Watchdog slams top VA official for organizing ‘psychic reading’ party for other workers

Pete Kasperowicz · May 29, 2015 1:32 am

David Bossie, president of Citizens United, said the FOIA requests sought to determine whether the temporary inspector general's office was "politicized" by Clinton staffers. (Getty Image)

State Dept. stonewalls release of Clinton staff’s emails about temporary IG

Sarah Bedford · May 27, 2015 9:00 am

The IRS said it determined last week that "unusual activity" took place on an area of its site called the "Get Transcript" application. (AP Photo)Â

Paul Ryan on the IRS hack: ‘We need answers’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 26, 2015 9:21 pm