In 2019, Mark Lee Greenblatt was appointed by President Trump to investigate fraud and corruption in the Department of the Interior. His efforts uncovered significant misconduct, including fraudulent activities involving oil and gas leasing and the negligent actions of employees that led to serious incidents. However, in a controversial move, Greenblatt and 17 other inspectors general were abruptly dismissed, undermining the independence of oversight in federal agencies. This reflects a broader tactic by the Trump administration to centralize power and limit accountability, particularly in agencies central to environmental policy.
In his first several days in office, the Trump administration instructed federal health agencies to temporarily stop communicating with the public and ordered a freeze on the disbursal of federal grants, though that order was later rescinded.
Greenblatt quickly got to work, directing his 270 staff members to conduct audits, inspections, and investigations across the agency of 70,000 federal employees.
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