inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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Between fiscal years 2015 to 2019, agency inspectors general substantiated only 100 allegations of employee time and attendance misconduct or fraud out of a federal workforce of around 2.1 million employees (the GAO report did not include postal workers).
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Laura Doan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The city’s inspector general recently accused Johnson and his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, of repeatedly withholding documents and otherwise impeding investigations of high-ranking city officials.
—Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Ukraine Oversight, the website of the special inspector general for Operation Atlantic Resolve created years ago to track assistance to Ukraine, states the amount set aside for Ukraine by the U.S. is a bit higher at $182 billion.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
According to an August 2024 report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, more than 291,000 children who crossed the border since fiscal year 2019, which included the first Trump administration, were not given notices to appear in court.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Laura Doan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The city’s inspector general recently accused Johnson and his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, of repeatedly withholding documents and otherwise impeding investigations of high-ranking city officials.
—Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Ukraine Oversight, the website of the special inspector general for Operation Atlantic Resolve created years ago to track assistance to Ukraine, states the amount set aside for Ukraine by the U.S. is a bit higher at $182 billion.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
According to an August 2024 report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, more than 291,000 children who crossed the border since fiscal year 2019, which included the first Trump administration, were not given notices to appear in court.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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