inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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The inspector general is a nonpolitical appointee whose office is independently staffed and legally insulated from interference by the Labor secretary or other political appointees.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The letter was from Laura Nicolosi, assistant inspector general for audit at the Labor Department’s inspector general.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The inspector general's office declined to comment on the matter.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Sean Gallagher, an assistant chief who has overseen the department's response to scathing inspector general and congressional reports, said the agency is not ignoring those failures.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The letter was from Laura Nicolosi, assistant inspector general for audit at the Labor Department’s inspector general.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The inspector general's office declined to comment on the matter.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Sean Gallagher, an assistant chief who has overseen the department's response to scathing inspector general and congressional reports, said the agency is not ignoring those failures.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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