How to Use inspector general in a Sentence

inspector general

noun
  • But the inspector general said the screenings often were not thorough.
    Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 7 July 2022
  • Three disciplinary sanctions that the inspector general ordered against him forced him out of office as a councilman and led to his suspension for several months as mayor.
    Juan Forero, WSJ, 4 June 2022
  • The inspector general, Sean O’Donnell, was appointed by Trump.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Previous reports by the Health and Human Services inspector general have found problems in the foster care system.
    Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 7 July 2022
  • At the time of Bashir’s toppling, Burhan was the army’s inspector general.
    Nima Elbagir, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The public interest for the inspector general is to tell the truth and preserve the integrity of the city.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
  • That’s the referral to the state inspector general filed by the current oversight board.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Garcetti’s office announced the creation of the inspector general position in the wake of the 2019 FBI raid at the utility.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Jack Meyers, a spokesman for the inspector general, declined to comment on specifics.
    James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The Navy inspector general found no issues with the awarding of Kerry’s medals.
    Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The report says the inspector general is doing further work to assess that process.
    Richard Rubin, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The new report from the inspector general highlights the problems with Orion’s heat shield.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
  • Trump also had reduced U.S. troop levels to the lowest point in the 20-year war, and Afghan forces weren't prepared to take over, according to the inspector general.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The inspector general claimed Blanton's misuse caused wear and tear on the vehicles.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2023
  • About six years ago, an anonymous complainant called a hotline at the inspector general’s office.
    Anna Schecter, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • At Metro, the inspector general does not have the same autonomy, but reports to the agency’s board, which has created friction for decades.
    Justin George, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Chicago Public Schools said in a statement to the outlet that the district will take the findings of the inspector general’s office seriously.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In June, the agency’s inspector general said SBA’s main covid relief programs may have lost about $200 billion just to potential fraud.
    Tony Romm, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The inspector general's report found that the initial network compromise occurred 15 days before the network disruption and came in the form of an e-mail.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Capitol Police's inspector general, Michael Bolton, found last year that the agency was ill-equipped to handle the riot that day, had faulty equipment and did not share intelligence.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • In the latter inspection, the wrong form was used — although this was the first inspection from which the inspector general found actual reports.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • The agency had a dozen investigators as of last month, down from more than 20 investigators in the past decade, the inspector general said.
    Matthew Daly, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The employees were dismissed, but the law only allowed the inspector general to report one worker to the registry, the person whom his office found had committed the abuse.
    Molly Parker, ProPublica, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Smith will stay on as director of the office of Medicaid inspector general, according to Sanders spokesman Judd Deere.
    Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2023
  • What's more, the workers on the project are not, as a whole, sufficiently experienced or well trained, according to the inspector general.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The commission then called for a public hearing on the policy with the department and inspector general, Driver said.
    Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The letter said the agency agreed with the inspector general’s assessment regarding an increase in fraud across the U.S. during the pandemic.
    David Harrison, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Kindell is one of seven officers in the DPS who were referred for investigation by the body’s inspector general.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The initial report soon prompted a federal inspector general to probe the state's conduct.
    Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Colonel Sullivan agrees, citing benefits that an independent inspector general would bring to U.S. national security as well.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024

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