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- 1 2 "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- 1 2 "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Inspector General The Honorable Mark Lee Greenblatt". Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ↑ Rowland, Geoffrey (2019-06-10). "Trump appoints Social Security Administration watchdog to also oversee Interior". The Hill . Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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