inspector general

noun

1. the head of an inspectorate or inspection system; an officer with wide investigative powers

2. a staff officer of the military, air, or naval service with the responsibility of conducting inspections and investigations

Example Sentences

An HHS official said the personal conduct brought to the attention of HHS lawyers and the inspector general’s office related to the LinkedIn post.

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Bell also lodged a complaint with the inspector general’s office, writing that she was “initially scared to come forward because I feared retaliation for reporting and cooperating with the investigation against Labrada.”

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He ordered cuts in spending and staffing at federal agencies and fired inspectors general and officials of independent agencies who had fixed terms set by Congress.

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They point to a report by the justice department's inspector general in 2018 in which Mr McCabe is said to have told investigators that Mr Comey authorised him to leak information to the press.

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Huntsman, the inspector general, said during a Probation Oversight Commission meeting Monday that his office expects to lose a third of its staff.

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