inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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Fed ethics officials declined to certify Kugler’s latest disclosures, which were posted on the website of the Office of Government Ethics, and referred the matter to the board’s inspector general, the document showed.
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Amara Omeokwe, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
An inspector general is an internal ethics watchdog for federal departments and agencies.
—Dan Mangan,jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
The crash site The crash left a half-mile-long debris field, and the first priority is dealing with rescue and recovery, said Mary Schiavo, CNN aviation analyst and former Department of Transportation inspector general.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite Luna establishing the Office of Constitutional Policing to root out deputy gangs, the county inspector general argued earlier this year that LASD had made no systemic effort to identify gang members within its ranks or investigate group misconduct.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Amara Omeokwe, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
An inspector general is an internal ethics watchdog for federal departments and agencies.
—Dan Mangan,jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
The crash site The crash left a half-mile-long debris field, and the first priority is dealing with rescue and recovery, said Mary Schiavo, CNN aviation analyst and former Department of Transportation inspector general.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite Luna establishing the Office of Constitutional Policing to root out deputy gangs, the county inspector general argued earlier this year that LASD had made no systemic effort to identify gang members within its ranks or investigate group misconduct.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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