Trump removes acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine as chair of the committee overseeing $2 trillion in emergency coronavirus funding
Late last month, a group of independent federal watchdogs tapped Fine, a career official, to lead the group tasked with preventing"waste, fraud, and abuse" in the use of coronavirus relief money. A Defense Department spokeswoman did not explain why Fine was removed from the acting inspector general position, but she did explain that it meant he was no longer eligible to stay on the accountability committee, which is limited to inspector generals and acting inspector generals.
President Trump's actions are a blatant attempt to degrade the independence of Inspectors General who serve as checks against waste, fraud, and abuse."Trump has designated Sean W. O'Donnell, who is the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General, to serve as the Defense Department's acting inspector general in addition to his current duties at the EPA, according to Allen. On Monday, Trump also nominated Jason Abend to be the Pentagon's Inspector General, she said.
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