Category: inspector general

LIVE NOW: House Administration Committee Hearing on ‘Oversight of the US Capitol Police Office of Inspector General’

The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police Office of Inspector General” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. United States Capitol Police Inspector General Mr. Ron Russo will testify. …


House Administration Committee Hearing on ‘Oversight of the US Capitol Police Office of Inspector General’

The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police Office of Inspector General” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. United States Capitol Police Inspector General Mr. Ron Russo will testify. …


LIVE 2 PM ET: House Administration Committee Hearing on ‘Oversight of the US Capitol Police Office of Inspector General’

The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police Office of Inspector General” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. United States Capitol Police Inspector General Mr. Ron Russo will testify. …


FEMA Didn’t Properly Vet Border Nonprofits That Received Millions in Federal Funds: Inspector General

Border relief organizations were not made to provide all required documentation before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted them millions in humanitarian relief funds under a Biden-era program, according to a new report by the DHS Inspector General. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handles the distribution of federal humanitarian relief funds. One of…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Inspector General’: A Musical Comedy That Should Cheer the Soul

1949 | Approved | 1h 42m | Comedy, Musical, Romance Out of all of the genres I’ve enjoyed and immersed myself in over the years, musicals were never my favorite—with few exceptions. However, watching funnyman, singer, and dancer Danny Kaye in films such as 1946’s “The Kid from Brooklyn” and 1954’s “White Christmas” (with fellow…


DOJ Official Who Exposed Themselves, ‘Sexually Assaulted Civilian’ Won’t Be Prosecuted: IG

The Department of Justice Inspector General’s office will not prosecute an assistant U.S. attorney who engaged in sexual misconduct with a civilian on a date. The office said (pdf) Monday that an investigation had determined the unnamed assistant U.S. attorney exposed themselves in a public place and then “sexually assaulted a civilian while on a…


Rep. Jordan Demands DOJ Inspector General Provide Info Over Alleged Involvement in FBI Seizure of Congressman’s Phone

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is leading a Republican House Judiciary Committee probe into Justice Department (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s alleged involvement in the FBI seizure of the cell phone of Congressman Scott Perry (R-Pa.). In a letter dated Aug. 29, Jordan, who serves as the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, said the move “creates a serious conflict of…


IG Says DOL made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021

More than $77 billion of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program’s total of $413 billion in payments in 2021 were made improperly, according to the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2 billion in…


Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021: IG

More than $77 billion of the unemployment insurance (UI) program’s total of $413 billion in payments in 2021 were made improperly, according to a report from the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (IG). The Labor Department (DOL) “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2…


Oversight Watchdog Wants to Know Why Two Intelligence Community IGs Were Overpaid

Presidentially appointed inspectors-general (IG) at two key intelligence community agencies were collectively overpaid more than $168,000 between 2016 and 2020, but it is unclear if any corrective action has been taken, according to a Department of Defense (DOD) memo obtained by a non-profit government watchdog. Information about the overpayments is contained in a Jan. 25,…