The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has been butting heads with Kristi Noem’s agency for weeks, accusing the secretary of “systematically” obstructing its work and making “egregious” refusals to cooperate with criminal investigations.
Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has also been looking into the contracting process behind Noem’s controversial $220 million ad spots that prominently featured the secretary herself — a campaign that has drawn fierce bipartisan scrutiny and fueled President Donald Trump’s decision to remove her from his cabinet.
