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Former Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt in studio at CNN with Jake Tapper

Mark is a go-to expert for national and international media seeking insight on government accountability, investigations, oversight, ethics and public integrity. His analysis and commentary are regularly featured across major news platforms, including print and digital outlets, broadcast television, radio, and podcasts.

Whether breaking down complex oversight issues or offering clarity on fast-moving developments, Mark provides authoritative, nonpartisan expertise and perspective that helps audiences understand how government works and how it should work.

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Selected Coverage of Mark In the News

  • Yahoo Finance

    Congress is Considering Pre-disclosing Stock Trades

    November 23, 2025

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  • Washington Post

    Trump Administration Revives Some Funding for IG Group

    November 18, 2025

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  • The Hill

    Trump’s IG Nominee Will Obey Trump, But What About the Law?

    November 14, 2025

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  • Federal News Network

    HHS IG Nominee Pledges to Support Trump’s Initiatives

    October 29, 2025

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  • Bloomberg Government

    Trump Installs Political Appointees as Watchdogs, Defying Norms

    October 28, 2025

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  • Government Executive

    Trump Fires Another IG

    October 21, 2025

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  • New York Times

    The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

    Oct. 10, 2025

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  • The Hill

    Ernst Should Show IGs Her Support is More Than Symbolic

    October 9, 2025

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  • Bloomberg Law

    DOJ Veteran Takes Watchdog Role as Trump Shakes Up Oversight

    Oct. 6, 2025

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  • Government Executive

    Hegseth, Vought Actions Heighten Fears About IG Independence

    October, 2, 2025

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  • CBS News

    Trump Administration to Defund Federal Watchdog Council

    October 1, 2025

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  • Washington Post

    Trump Administration Moves to Defund IG Watchdog Group

    September 30, 2025

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  • Newsweek

    Can DOJ Police Itself in the Tom Homan Case? 

    September 26, 2025

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  • Government Executive

    Fired Watchdogs Can’t Be Reinstated

    September 25, 2025

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  • Reuters

    US Probes People Swept Up in Crackdown for Benefits Fraud

    September 18,2025

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  • Newsweek

    Missouri’s Redistricting Plan—Yet Another Pox on Our Republic

    September 17, 2025

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  • Wall Street Journal

    Public Pension Funds Need Independent Inspectors General

    September 3, 2025

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  • The Hill

    Chuck Grassley’s Silence on IG Firings Is Deafening 

    August 7, 2025

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  • Newsweek

    Our Government’s Fearful Umpires

    August 11, 2025

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  • New York Times

    In the Trump Administration, Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs

    July 17, 2025

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  • The Hill

    Demoting the Education Department’s Watchdog is a Spark in a Five Alarm Fire

    July 20, 2025

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  • Newsweek

    Four Things To Know About the Biggest Health Care Fraud in US History

    July 9, 2025

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  • Newsweek

    Presidential Pardons are Dirty Business

    June 23, 2025

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  • Daily Beast

    The Tools DOGE Needs to Succeed Are Already in Government. I Should Know.

    May 25, 2025

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  • Daily Beast

    The ‘Signalgate’ Scandal Could Still Get Much Worse for Pete Hegseth

    May 5, 2025 

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  • The Hill

    These IG nominees Serve Their Political Interests, Not America’s

    May 2, 2025

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  • Federal News Network

    Former Interior IG’s Harassment Sign of Times

    April 14, 2025

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  • New York Times

    Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge

    January 27, 2025

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  • MS Now

    Trump’s Firings of Inspectors General Like Me Will Have Chilling Effect

    March 14, 2025

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  • The Hill

    Independent Government Oversight is Dying

    March 12, 2025

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  • New York Times

    They Were the Watchdogs

    March 6, 2025

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  • Economist

    Donald Trump Should Not Replace Us With Stooges

    February 26, 2025

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  • Guardian

    US IGs Sue to Win Jobs Back

    February 12, 2025

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  • The Hill

    How to Ensure Trump’s New IGs are Watchdogs 

    February 11, 2025

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  • The Hill

    There Has Neer Been Mass Firing Like This

    January 31, 2025

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  • Bulwark

    Fired IG Reacts

    January 30, 2025

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  • The HIll

    Bipartisan Senators Demand Trump Explanation for IG Firings

    January 28, 2025

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  • PBS New Hour

    Firing of Government Watchdogs Raises Fraud Concerns

    January 27, 2025

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  • CNN

    IG Fired by Trump has a Warning for Americans

    January 27, 2025

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  • CNN

    IG Fired by Trump Reacts to Ouster

    February 27, 2025

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  • Daily Mail

    Victim of Trump's Friday Night Massacre Reveals Brutal Way Fired

    January 27, 2025

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  • CBS

    Trump Fires IGs in Overnight Purge

    January 27, 2025

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  • Washington Post

    Trump Defends Ousting of IGs

    January 25, 2025

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  • New York Times

    Jan. 6 Rally Organizers Lied About Plan to March to the Capitol, Report Finds

    December 18, 2023

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  • New York Times

    Federal Watchdog to Examine Official’s Role in Tribal Fund Distribution

    May 11, 2020

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