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Trump Places Project 2025 Author in Interior IG Office, Raising Oversight Concerns

8/6/2026

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The U.S. President Donald Trump administration reportedly placed Project 2025 author Dennis Kirk in the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General.
Acting IG head Caryl Brzymialkiewicz succeeded Mark Greenblatt, whom Trump fired in January 2025.
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) called Kirk a “fake and fraudulent watchdog” serving Trump.
Former IG Mark Greenblatt warned that Kirk’s placement should concern anyone who values oversight and threatens IG independence.

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The U.S. President Donald Trump administration reportedly placed Project 2025 author Dennis Kirk in the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General.
Acting IG head Caryl Brzymialkiewicz succeeded Mark Greenblatt, whom Trump fired in January 2025.
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) called Kirk a “fake and fraudulent watchdog” serving Trump.
Former IG Mark Greenblatt warned that Kirk’s placement should concern anyone who values oversight and threatens IG independence.