Lawyers are leaving the DHS watchdog agency

Lawyers are leaving the DHS watchdog agency, sources say - NPR

The Jan. 6 investigation has brought new attention to tumult at the watchdog agency for the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS' top lawyer is stepping down - Federal News Network

DHS General Counsel Jonathan Meyer says he's returning to the private sector after nearly three years on the job.

Homeland Security Staff Want Biden To Oust Watchdog, A Trump Pick

Joseph Cuffari, the Trump-appointed leader of the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog agency, has been in office for three years.

The IG Council Has Confirmed That It Is Investigating Homeland ...

The federal watchdog council confirmed on Friday its Integrity Committee does have an ongoing investigation into current and former senior officials.

A Watchdog's War on Oversight

DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari has waged a years-long campaign to undermine the linchpin of accountability within the federal watchdog community.

DHS lawyers evaluate whether to allow Secret Service to cooperate ...

Lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security are evaluating whether or not US Secret Service officials may continue to cooperate with the House select ...

DHS Watchdog Repeatedly Misled Congress, Federal Probe Finds

Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari “abused his authority” with a $1.4 million “retaliatory investigation” of whistleblowers.

Embattled Homeland Security watchdog, GOP allies, resist probe

Joseph V. Cuffari, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, has faced scrutiny over his office's decision to block staff from recovering ...

Homeland Security's Cuffari stays put despite calls for his exit

PHOENIX — Joseph V. Cuffari was so enthusiastic about what he called Donald Trump's “huge win” in the 2016 presidential election that he ...

Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says

The department's inspector general delayed looking into a retaliation complaint by a former intelligence chief until after the 2020 election ...

Former Homeland Security Watchdog Officials Fostered ...

A former senior official at the Homeland Security Department's inspector general office, along with two other high-ranking employees within the office, engaged ...

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Key takeaways from Homeland Security watchdog's report on Secret ...

A new report from the Homeland Security Inspector General lays out several things the agency could have done better, from detecting a pipe bomb near Kamala ...

ICE Cannot Monitor All Unaccompanied Migrant Children Released ...

Once migrants, including UCs, are released from DHS custody, ICE ERO is responsible for managing and monitoring their immigration cases, and ...

Top Democrats call for resignation of Homeland Security internal ...

Two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress called for the internal watchdog of the Department of Homeland Security to resign on Thursday, ...

Independent panel calls for removal of Homeland Security watchdog

An independent group of investigators called on President Biden to remove the government watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security, ...

Watchdog group suggests Biden fire Trump-appointed DHS ...

A panel of other inspectors general from across the federal government, after investigating DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari for years, has ...

Homeland Security hires outside lawyers for potential impeachment

The Department of Homeland Security hired outside counsel for potential impeachment proceedings against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new 'department' actually ...

Democrats and good government groups are skeptical of how much Trump's outside commission run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be able ...

Retaining Private Counsel to Represent the DHS Secretary in ...

Memorandum for Neil Kinkopf,. Senior Counselor, Office of Legal Counsel, from Neal Swartz, Associate. General Counsel for General Law, DHS, Re: ...