Former Interior Department Inspector General Mark Greenblatt responds to the DOL OIG report on former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, gives Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito credit for allowing the investigation and report to proceed, and calls on him to remain focused on independent, nonpartisan oversight.

The resignation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor must not stop the agency's Inspector General investigation.

If an OIG stops an investigation when an employee leaves the department, it is essentially giving a free pass to any employee to engage in misconduct and get off scot-free. That has not been – and should never be – a standard policy for any inspector general.