The federal government has spent over $3.5 trillion in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to date, according to USAspending.gov. Some waste, fraud and abuse is inevitable in all large government expenditure programs. Lessons learned from the pandemic spending can be used to deter waste, fraud and abuse in future programs like the infrastructure law to […]
In this two-part interview, Glenn Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense, discusses the importance of whistleblowers to the IG office’s work, and how they foster a good oversight culture.
Glenn Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense, discusses his office’s recommendations for the Pentagon, and the trend line for their completion.
Glenn Fine, principal deputy inspector general performing the duties of the inspector general at the Department of Defense, discusses his agency’s FEVS results, and how they are keeping the momentum going.
Glenn Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense, discusses the latest Overseas Contingency Operations report, and why multiple IGs traveled abroad together to conduct the oversight.
Glenn Fine, principal deputy inspector general at the Defense Department, discusses the status of the Pentagon-wide financial audit.
The Trump administration is busy trying to fill thousands of political vacancies on the defense and civilian sides of government. First-time appointees need to figure out how agencies operate — fast — and one relationship can be key. The partnerships between agency leaders and their inspectors general are some of the most important in government. […]
