How to Use inspector general in a Sentence

inspector general

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  • At the time of Bashir’s toppling, Burhan was the army’s inspector general.
    — Nima Elbagir, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
  • That’s the referral to the state inspector general filed by the current oversight board.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Garcetti’s office announced the creation of the inspector general position in the wake of the 2019 FBI raid at the utility.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Jack Meyers, a spokesman for the inspector general, declined to comment on specifics.
    — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The report says the inspector general is doing further work to assess that process.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The inspector general claimed Blanton's misuse caused wear and tear on the vehicles.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2023
  • About six years ago, an anonymous complainant called a hotline at the inspector general’s office.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • At Metro, the inspector general does not have the same autonomy, but reports to the agency’s board, which has created friction for decades.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Chicago Public Schools said in a statement to the outlet that the district will take the findings of the inspector general’s office seriously.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In June, the agency’s inspector general said SBA’s main covid relief programs may have lost about $200 billion just to potential fraud.
    — Tony Romm, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The inspector general's report found that the initial network compromise occurred 15 days before the network disruption and came in the form of an e-mail.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Capitol Police's inspector general, Michael Bolton, found last year that the agency was ill-equipped to handle the riot that day, had faulty equipment and did not share intelligence.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The employees were dismissed, but the law only allowed the inspector general to report one worker to the registry, the person whom his office found had committed the abuse.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Smith will stay on as director of the office of Medicaid inspector general, according to Sanders spokesman Judd Deere.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The commission then called for a public hearing on the policy with the department and inspector general, Driver said.
    — Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Kindell is one of seven officers in the DPS who were referred for investigation by the body’s inspector general.
    — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • On Ukraine, the bill includes the creation of a special inspector general for Ukraine to address concerns about whether taxpayer dollars are being spent in Ukraine as intended.
    — CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Five years later, the inspector general issued a similar warning about close calls on runways.
    — Emily Steel, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The Archives' inspector general then informed the Department of Justice.
    — Arden Farhi, Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Both offenses are punishable by probation or up to two to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, the inspector general said.
    — Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • In the inspector general’s report, the bomb squad personnel on scene were referred to only by letter designations.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • As a result of the audit, the inspector general’s office called on the Pentagon to issue a new memo to recruiters, reiterating the importance of screening for ties to extremist groups and gangs.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Also Thursday, the Metro board unanimously named acting inspector general Rene Febles to the position full time.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The state’s court filing runs 371 pages, most of that transcripts of depositions and a lengthy DHS inspector general report on border security.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • He was promoted to admiral in 1980 and ended his military career two years later as the navy’s inspector general.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The agents' text messages were previously subpoenaed by both the inspector general and the House select committee.
    — Nikole Killion, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Mark Bialek, the Fed’s inspector general, has faced scrutiny in the wake of that probe from some lawmakers, who argue his position comes with inherent conflicts of interest.
    — Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The congressional probe came six years after an inspector general’s report found the FDA had allowed warnings about medical devices to sit untouched for weeks or longer.
    — Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The inspector general’s office said Ortiz’s responses did not resolve the concerns.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
  • The Broward inspector general’s office is governed by a charter that was approved by voters through a 2010 ballot referendum.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2022

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