I believe the time has come for me to step down and allow others to perform this vital role, the role of Inspectors General is a strength of our system of government. They provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way.

Glenn Fine

Glenn Alan Fine (born March 22, 1956) is the principal deputy Inspector General of the Department of Defense and former Acting IG. He joined the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in June 2015. Fine previously served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2000 until January 2011. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 2000. Prior to his appointment as the DOJ Inspector General, Fine served as Special Counsel to the DOJ Inspector General from January 1995 until 1996, when he was made Director of the OIG's Special Investigations and Review Unit.Immediately prior to joining the OIG office at the Department of Justice, Fine had been in a private law practice in Washington, D.C. Before entering private practice, Fine served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Washington, D.C. United States Attorney's Office from 1986 to 1989. In those three years, he prosecuted more than 35 criminal jury trials and handled numerous grand jury investigations.On March 30, 2020, Fine was named chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, to oversee the $2 trillion stimulus funds signed into law by President Donald Trump in response to the coronavirus outbreak. On April 7, 2020, Fine was removed from his position as acting inspector general by President Trump, which made him ineligible to serve on the pandemic oversight committee.On May 26, 2020, Fine submitted his resignation as principal deputy inspector general effective June 1, 2020.

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