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| − | In January 2025, among [[President Donald J. Trump]]'s first acts as president, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspector generals. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported "Oversight of some of the government’s largest agencies was affected: the [[DOD|Departments of Defense]], [[State Dept.|State]], [[ | + | In January 2025, among [[President Donald J. Trump]]'s first acts as president, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspector generals. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported "Oversight of some of the government’s largest agencies was affected: the [[DOD|Departments of Defense]], [[State Dept.|State]], [[Department of Transportation|Transportation]], [[Veterans Affairs]], [[Housing and Urban Development]], [[Department of Interior|Interior]], [[DOE|Energy]], [[Department of Commerce|Commerce]] and [[Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]], as well as the [[Environmental Protection Agency]], [[Small Business Administration]] and the [[Social Security Administration]]".<ref>https://archive.is/fOBH5</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:22, January 27, 2025
An inspector general is a watchdog position in the United States government, whereby the inspector general is supposed to monitor activities at an assigned federal agency.
Typically an inspector general looks for waste, misconduct, fraud and abuse, and attempts to eradicate it while promoting efficiency and economy in the federal agency to which he is assigned.
Draining the swamp
In January 2025, among President Donald J. Trump's first acts as president, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspector generals. The Washington Post reported "Oversight of some of the governmentâs largest agencies was affected: the Departments of Defense, State, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Energy, Commerce and Agriculture, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, Small Business Administration and the Social Security Administration".[1]