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Dems question “highly partisan” inspector general nominee

Dems question “highly partisan” inspector general nominee

by Sophie Baker | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Democrats probed inspector general nominees about their partisan connections at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.  Thomas March Bell, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, serves as...
Defense Secretary Hegseth announces overhaul of military complaint, Inspector General programs at speech to senior military officials

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces overhaul of military complaint, Inspector General programs at speech to senior military officials

by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a massive overhaul of the reporting processes for military servicemembers to file whistleblower complaints and report discrimination during a speech last Tuesday, September 30, in Quantico, Virginia. “I call it the...
Former VA inspector general sues for his job back

Former VA inspector general sues for his job back

by Jerry Wu | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — For months, Reta Mays’ treachery slipped through the cracks at the VA hospital center in West Virginia where she worked as a nursing assistant. By injecting insulin in elderly patients who didn’t need it, she murdered seven people from 2017 to 2018. She...
VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

by Christina van Waasbergen | Nov 18, 2021 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs and advocates from veterans groups Wednesday highlighted systemic failings in how the VA handles military sexual trauma claims. Studies suggest that as many as one in three female U.S....
Homeland security nominee stresses integrity in hearing for inspector general job

Homeland security nominee stresses integrity in hearing for inspector general job

by Stephanie Haines | Jan 8, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON — The Senate homeland security committee focused Wednesday on John Roth’s integrity at his hearing for his nomination Department of Homeland Security inspector general, a post that has been vacant for nearly three years and been the subject of...

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