Mark Lee Greenblatt
@marklgreenblatt.bsky.social
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Expert on government ethics and compliance, former Dept. of Interior Inspector General and IG Council Chair, attorney, author of Valor, stories of 21st century military heroes.
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The bribery allegations against White House border czar Tom Homan are deeply troubling. I examine the glaring red flags I see surrounding the affair in my new @nytimes.com column. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

#RuleofLaw #DOJ #FBI #Investigations #Watchdogs #Bribery
Opinion | I Investigated Corruption. The Homan Affair Is Full of Red Flags.
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The White House announced Don Berthiaume will serve as Acting Inspector General at DOJ. This is a sound decision and good news for the American people. Read my statement.

Appointment: lnkd.in/eQMkf4J3

#InspectorsGeneral #IGs #DOJ #Watchdogs #WhiteHouse
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More coverage of how the administration's move to defund CIGIE is “further hollowing out of the work of federal inspectors general” and includes my thoughts on the impact. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

@cbsnews.com #IGs #InspectorsGeneral #Accountability #OMB #WhiteHouse #Watchdogs
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Here is my statement on The Office of Management and Budget's decision to defund the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Every American should be alarmed.

#OMB #InspectorsGeneral #IGs #Oversight #Watchdogs
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Who, if anyone, will dig into whether DOJ properly handled the Tom Homan bribery allegations? The DOJ independent watchdog — the Inspector General — would normally be the go-to but may actually be barred from reviewing the case. www.newsweek.com/can-doj-poli...

#DOJ #TomHoman @newsweek.com
Can DOJ Police Itself in the Tom Homan Case? | Opinion
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A federal judge ruled that while inspectors general fired by Donald Trump cannot be reinstated, the way they were removed violated the law. In @govexec.bsky.social, Sean Newhouse covers the decision and my perspective.
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...

#RuleofLaw #InspectorsGeneral #IG #WhiteHouse
Fired watchdogs can’t be reinstated despite Trump’s ‘obvious’ law breaking, court decides
A federal judge determined the removed inspectors general could not show irreparable harm.
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US District Court Judge Ana Reyes ruled on the firing of US Inspectors General, confirming what many of us have long maintained: President Trump's dismissals of Inspectors General were deeply troubling and violated the law. My statement:

#InspectorsGeneral #RuleOfLaw
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Read @politico.com reporting on the DOI IG report on the Bureau of Land Management's wind and solar program. The report is what taxpayer deserve: first-rate work by professionals who deliver fair, objective, independent oversight. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

#watchdogs #renewables
E&E News: Interior IG finds lax BLM process for solar, wind project applications
The Interior Department's inspector general evaluated projects considered between 2017 and 2023.
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Public pensions deliver cost-efficient retirement to the public workforce, which is commendable. But wherever there’s public money, there are bad actors are trying steal it. Adding independent IGs will make them more resilient. www.wsj.com/opinion/publ...

#pensions #IGs @wsj.com #retirement
Opinion | Public Pension Funds Need Independent Inspectors General
These massive pools of money are ripe for fraud without oversight by nonpartisan watchdogs.
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I was interviewed on the Fraud Eats Strategy podcast and shared what keeps me up at night: the culture of fear that is reportedly emerging in the Investigator General community. Hope you'll listen.

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#IGs #Feds #culture
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The White House has sent a message to inspectors general: there are consequences for oversight it doesn't like. My new @newsweek.com column discusses the importance of preventing further erosion of the IG community. www.newsweek.com/our-governme...

#InspectorsGeneral #Watchdogsnotlapdogs
Our Government's Fearful Umpires | Opinion
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
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For decades, Senator Chuck Grassley fiercely defended Inspectors General. But as the White House removes and weakens IGs, Grassley’s once-powerful voice has gone quiet. My new column: thehill.com/opinion/cong...

#InspectorsGeneral #GovernmentAccountability #Watchdogsnotlapdogs @thehill.com
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ICYMI: @DanLamothe reports on the latest #Signalgate IG developments. It’s disturbing that DOD is lashing out at the OIG, especially given the White House's pattern of undermining Inspectors General across government. washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

@washingtonpost.com #DOD #IGs #hegseth
Hegseth team lashes out at Pentagon’s internal ‘Signalgate’ review
The attack on the Defense Department inspector general appeared intended to undermine the inquiry’s legitimacy even before its findings are made public.
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National Whistleblower Day is a time to recognize the courage of those who speak up in the face of wrongdoing.

Whistleblowers play a vital role in safeguarding our democracy, rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, and holding our government accountable.

#NationalWhistleblowerDay
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My new column in @thehill.com discusses the White House's latest attack on the Inspector General community - namely, the removal of the acting IG at the U.S. Department of Education simply for doing her job.

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#Watchdogsnotlapdogs #IGs #Feds #Education
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If you missed the @nytimes.com article run online on Thursday about a pervasive culture of fear inside inspectors general offices, it's on the front page of today's print edition. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

#Watchdogsnotlapdogs #IGs #InspectorsGeneral #Fraud #Abuse @lukebroadwater.bsky.social