inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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If necessary, they are told to challenge those orders through their chain of command, or through attorneys associated with their units, or by contacting their branch’s inspector general.
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Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
The ambassador sent a diplomatic cable to Washington, and Congress and USAID’s inspector general each received a whistleblower complaint, multiple people told ProPublica.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a 2023 report from the inspector general revealed that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had no death information in SSA records, and 44,000 of them were still receiving payments.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In February, a Department of Defense inspector general’s report found the U.S. Army permitted recruits who did not meet fitness requirements to join the military branch.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
The ambassador sent a diplomatic cable to Washington, and Congress and USAID’s inspector general each received a whistleblower complaint, multiple people told ProPublica.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a 2023 report from the inspector general revealed that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had no death information in SSA records, and 44,000 of them were still receiving payments.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In February, a Department of Defense inspector general’s report found the U.S. Army permitted recruits who did not meet fitness requirements to join the military branch.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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