inspectors general and the battle for honest and accountable government Fine, Glenn A. 1956- creator text bibliography vau 2024 monographic eng viii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Glenn Fine, who served as the Inspector General for the Department of Justice from 2000 to 2011 and the Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense from 2016 to 2020, highlights the importance of inspectors general to safeguarding our democracy by drawing on his own experiences in several high-profile investigations during his tenure, from 9/11 through COVID"-- Foreword (by General Jim Mattis) Introduction Part I: Joining the Inspector General Community The Game Was Fixed: My Road to Becoming an Inspector General Who’s Your Boss? The History, Role, and Responsibilities of Inspectors General Part II: Inspector General of the Justice Department Faulty Science: Investigating the FBI Laboratory Congratulations and Merry Christmas: Confirmation as the Department of Justice Inspector General The Most Damaging Spy in FBI History: How Robert Hanssen Evaded Detection for More Than Two Decades “Don’t Ever Let This Happen Again”: The September 11 Attacks “You Are Already Doing Enough Work in the FBI”: Oversight of the FBI Maintaining Trust and Credibility: Reviews of Politicized Hirings and Firings in the Justice Department Death of a Hero: Investigating Corruption in the Federal Bureau of Prisons Part III: Acting Inspector General of the Defense Department “Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire”: Becoming the Acting Department of Defense Inspector General The Worst Corruption Scandal in Navy History: The Fat Leonard Case Deterring Waste and Abuse: Audits and Evaluations in the Defense Department Flying into War Zones: Overseas Contingency Operations The COVID‑19 Crisis and the “Slow‑Motion Friday Night Massacre of Inspectors General” Part IV: Supporting and Improving Inspector General Oversight Recommendations for Strengthening Inspector General Oversight Ten Key Principles for Effective Inspectors General Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index Glenn A. Fine. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States. Army. Office of the Inspector General. Oficina del Inspector General del Ejército de los Estados Unidos (OIG) Finance, Public United States Auditing Finanzas públicas Auditoría Estados Unidos Governmental investigations United States Investigaciones gubernamentales Estados Unidos Military inspectors general United States Inspectores militares Estados Unidos HJ 9801 F495w 2024 Fine, Glenn A., 1956- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2024 (DLC) 2024010107 9780813952468 (hardcover) 2024010106 DLC 240311 20250728160312.0 23602136 eng