Inside Noem’s tense relationship with controversial DHS inspector general

Tensions are running high between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its inspector general, a Trump appointee who ...

DHS watchdog that accused agency of ‘obstruction’ is now looking into Noem’s $220M ad deal: report

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has been butting heads with Kristi Noem’s agency for weeks, accusing ...

DHS IG Launched Probe Into $220M Contract for Noem Ads

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General has for more than a month been investigating the process in ...

Inspector general says Kristi Noem’s DHS has ‘systematically obstructed’ its work

Letter outlines 11 instances of the Department of Homeland Security allegedly blocking information, including in a criminal inquiry.
NBC New York

DHS warned its independent watchdog that Noem can kill its investigations, senator says

The Department of Homeland Security’s general counsel warned the agency’s independent watchdog that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asserts that she has the power to unilaterally kill their investigations, ...
Government Executive

DHS implies it will stop certain oversight investigations, senator alleges

A Democratic senator on Feb. 5 accused the Homeland Security Department of threatening to halt watchdog inquiries into immigration-related operations. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in a letter to DHS ...
The New York Times

Noem and D.H.S. Inspector General Spar Over Obstruction Claim

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pushed back against her department’s inspector general, who told Congress in a letter that she had “systematically obstructed” his office’s work. By Karoun ...