Acting State Department watchdog resigns months after firing of previous inspector general

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State Dept. acting Inspector General Stephen Akard, who was named to the position after the department's previous longtime watchdog was fired 3 months ago, has resigned, a department spokesperson says.

Akard was also director of the Office of Foreign Missions and reported directly to the undersecretary of state for management, Brian Bulatao, in that role. Linick told Congress that Bulatao had tried to"bully" him into dropping an investigation into an $8 billion emergency arms sale to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Akard, a former career foreign service officer, previously served as foreign policy adviser to Vice President Mike Pence during his time as Indiana's governor.

 

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Resigned to become just another disgruntled employee. Now at full battalion strength.

Trump can't keep an honest person working for him.

Republicans are crooks. That puts an Inspector General in a very tenuous position because the American Government is not yet the Mafia.

MegaMidweekExpo *Repentance *Righteousness *Holiness

The IGs are being blocked from conducting investigations into this administration.

it's like every crony Trump assigns to jobs quit, after figuring out they can be held criminally liable for whatever Trump is ordering them to do... 😂😂😂

MegaMidweekExpo I want to invite you to watch this live broadcast 사람들은 이제 복음을 들어야 합니다. 이제 현대인들의 바빠서 복음을 들을 시간이 없다고 말할 수 없습니다. 너무나 아름다운 복음입니다. 회개와 거룩함의복음,십자가의 복음, 보혈의복음.

How many jobs, almost 4 years in, are held by folks who haven't been confirmed, 'acting' in their positions? Seems like that's been the plan and any gripe has been smokescreen...

As fast as realDonaldTrump is cycling through personal, i might get a letter of consideration for a position

Trump cant keep running. He will be caught.

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