Thomas Monheim
Thomas Monheim | |
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Acting Inspector General of the Intelligence Community | |
Assumed office April 3, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Michael Atkinson |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Thomas Monheim is an American intelligence officer serving as the acting inspector general of the United States intelligence community, and the current nominee of President Joe Biden to serve in a permanent capacity.[1] He previously served as general counsel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.[2][3]
Education[]
Monheim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the UCLA School of Law, and National War College.[4]
Career[]
Military service[]
Monheim has served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, military judge, and deputy general counsel of the White House Military Office.[4][5]
He was mobilized for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and again for nine months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[4]
Monheim retired as a colonel from the air Air Force Reserves.[4]
U.S. intelligence community acting inspector general[]
Monheim became acting inspector of the intelligence community on April 3, 2020, after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor, Michael Atkinson.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role". Government Executive. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Senators demand more information from Trump on ousting of intel community inspector general". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Inspector General". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Thomas Monheim Named Acting IC Inspector General After Trump Sacks Atkinson – Homeland Security Today". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Office of the DNI on Twitter". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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