The agency has been without a Senate-confirmed inspector general since 2015. Glenn FinePrincipal deputy inspector general, Department of DefenseDismissed: AprilTrump’s decision to replace Fine as the Pentagon’s acting inspector general meant he was disqualified from overseeing the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, which was created by the Cares Act, a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package. The process has grown increasingly politicized since the Inspector General Act created this system in 1978. “Prompted by the Inspector General report, a nonprofit group opposed to the new system said it will ask a judge to set aside the rule that created it.”Welcome to The Daily 202, PowerPost’s essential briefing for decision makers. ( David NakamuraA second senior economist is abruptly leaving the White House in the midst of the economic crisis.

Source: Washington Post June 25, 2020 15:33 UTC