NASA is among the federal agencies closing its diversity programs and initiatives to comply with President Donald Trump’s ...

In December 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded its investigation into alleged crypto conflicts of interest within the SEC, presenting its findings to senior management.

But one of the fired inspectors general, Mark Greenblatt, who was nominated to be inspector general of the Interior Department by Mr. Trump during his first term, told CBS News in a phone ...

Inspector General Ed Harness said Wednesday at a meeting of the city’s Civilian Review and Accountability Board that police will have until March 9 to investigate 12 issues found in the killing ...

As many as 17 were let go without notice by email, despite federal law requiring 30 days notice to Congress to remove an inspector general. The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday night defended his removal of a slew of inspectors general Friday night, as lawmakers in both parties raised concerns about the late-night purge and questioned a ...

Sacramento’s first inspector general — hired in 2021 to increase police accountability and transparency amid an outcry over George Floyd’s murder the preceding year in Minneapolis — has ...

An inspector general is an independent position that conducts audits and investigations into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse of power. Agencies are pressing ahead with orders from Trump ...

An IG conducts investigations and audits into any potential malfeasance, fraud, waste or abuse by a government agency or its personnel, and issues reports and recommendations on its findings.

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.