How to Use inspector general in a Sentence
inspector general
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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 -
Paul asked for the bill’s text to be modified to give an inspector general the power to oversee how the aid money is spent, a request that was not granted.
— Joe Walsh, Forbes, 19 May 2022 -
The inspector general claimed Blanton's misuse caused wear and tear on the vehicles.
— Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2023 -
But the inspector general said the screenings often were not thorough.
— Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 7 July 2022 -
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.
— Tony Romm, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 -
The initial report soon prompted a federal inspector general to probe the state's conduct.
— Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 -
The inspector general, Sean O’Donnell, was appointed by Trump.
— Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The inspector general hasn't announced any results yet.
— Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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