inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to discuss war plans.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
However, critics contend that DOGE employees lack the expertise needed to identify fraud within the complex government entitlement programs—an area traditionally overseen by the SSA's inspectors general—which could potentially disrupt the legitimate distribution of benefits.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Soskin, the inspector general for the Department of Transportation since December 2020, was making close to $190,000 a year until he was let go in January, four days after Trump was sworn in as President.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) asked the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate how The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg ended up in a group chat in which details of a military attack on the Houthis was shared.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
However, critics contend that DOGE employees lack the expertise needed to identify fraud within the complex government entitlement programs—an area traditionally overseen by the SSA's inspectors general—which could potentially disrupt the legitimate distribution of benefits.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Soskin, the inspector general for the Department of Transportation since December 2020, was making close to $190,000 a year until he was let go in January, four days after Trump was sworn in as President.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) asked the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate how The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg ended up in a group chat in which details of a military attack on the Houthis was shared.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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