VA, DOD oversight questioned after Trump inspector general firingsLink to Full ArticleThe Army Times - Leo Shane III
Jan 27, 2025, 08:48 AM
President Donald Trump's Friday night firing of 17 inspectors general — including the top watchdogs for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs — has left the future work of the offices uncertain and outside advocates fearing a lack of accountability at key government agencies in months to come.
Officials from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency have questioned the legality of the moves, given that Congress has mandated 30 days notice before the dismissal of any inspector general.
The group promised legal challenges to the moves. But in a CNN interview on Monday morning, Department of the Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt said all access to his office is being blocked.
"My email has been cut off and I don't know what's going to happen with my things," he said. "I was there for five and a half years. And so, we'll see."
A group of 21 Democratic lawmakers on Saturday wrote a letter demanding a reversal of the firings, saying the move is "antithetical to good government, undermines the proper stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and degrades the federal government's ability to function effectively and efficiently."----------------------------------------
As predicted, he is installing his regime.
