WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump has removed the inspector-general tasked with overseeing the government's coronavirus response, including US$2.3 trillion (S$3.2 trillion) in economic relief, the spokeswoman for that inspector general's office said on Tuesday (April 7).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has removed the inspector-general tasked with overseeing the government's coronavirus response, including US$2.3 trillion in economic relief, the spokeswoman for that inspector general's office said on Tuesday .
Glenn Fine, acting inspector-general for the Pentagon, was named last week to chair a committee acting as a sort of uber-watchdog over the administration's response, including health policy and the historic economic stimulus plan. The law, which unleashed a flood of money for individuals, families and small businesses, created three different watchdogs consisting of federal government officials and lawmakers.The law, signed on March 27, set aside US$80 million to create a committee of inspectors-general from across government agencies to review the flow of money and identify fraud, waste or abuse.
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