A Watchdog’s War on Oversight
DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari has waged a years-long campaign to undermine the linchpin of accountability within the federal watchdog community.
Unchecked Power at DHS
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DHS Watchdog Settles Whistleblower Reprisal Case for $1.17 Million
Inspector General Cuffari Faces Probes of Alleged Misconduct
DHS Watchdog Regularly Purges Texts on Gov’t Phone Despite Ongoing Investigation
Inspector General Joseph Cuffari Has Been Under Fire for Belated Notification of Secret Service Text Deletions and for Concealing Sexual Misconduct Findings
DHS Watchdog Nixed Alert to Congress About Purged January 6 Texts, New Docs Show
Inspector general’s top aides embroiled in prior controversy
By Nick Schwellenbach and Adam Zagorin
Missing: More January 6 Texts Sought by Congress
Once again, DHS’s watchdog failed to sound the alarm — this time about missing texts of top Homeland honchos
By Nick Schwellenbach and Adam Zagorin
DHS Watchdog Failed to Sound Alarm For Months on Secret Service's Purged Jan. 6 Texts
As the January 6 Committee’s Time Runs Out, Attempts to Recover Texts Could Take Months
By Nick Schwellenbach and Adam Zagorin
Protecting the Predators at DHS
How a Federal Watchdog Suppresses Findings of Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence
By Adam Zagorin and Nick Schwellenbach
Homeland Security’s Embattled Watchdog Faces Probe
Homeland Security’s top watchdog, Joseph Cuffari, faces a previously undisclosed and escalating investigation into whether he illegally “retaliated” against his internal critics.
By Adam Zagorin and Nick Schwellenbach
Did Whistleblower Reprisal Help Set the Stage for a January 6 Intelligence Failure?
The top Homeland Security watchdog impeded reviews of whistleblower claims of politicized intelligence. After the whistleblower’s removal, his ex-office failed to flag threats of the January 6 attack.
By Adam Zagorin and Nick Schwellenbach
