"President Trumphas tapped Commerce Department inspector Mark Greenblatt to be the new inspector general of the Department of the Interior.
Greenblatt, who is currently the assistant inspector general for investigations at Commerce, would oversee numerous high-profile investigations, including probes into allegations that former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated federal ethics laws, claims that he denies.
The White House announced Greenblatt's nomination late Friday.
If confirmed by the Senate, Greenblatt would replace Mary Kendall, the deputy inspector general, as the top official in the internal watchdog office, a role she has held since 2009, when Earl Devaney, the last inspector general, resigned."
Chris Mills Rodrigo reports for The Hill January 11, 2019.
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