DHS Watchdog Is Reportedly Investigating Kristi Noem’s $220M ad Deal

Trump puts 'lipstick on a pig' with new DHS appointment: reporters

After a year of spiraling public opinion due to heavy-handed deportation tactics that culminated in the on-camera murder of two US citizens, Trump seeks to give the Department of Homeland Security a refreshed image by replacing Kristi Noem with Senator Markwayne Mullin. But according to reporters at the Bulwark, the switch is unlikely to bring real change, and amounts to “an effort to put lipstick on a pig.”Under Noem, perceptions of DHS suffere…

DHS Inspector General Launches Investigation into Kristi Noem’s $220 Million Ad Campaign Contracts

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has launched an investigation into how three companies received $220 million in contracts to produce an advertising campaign encouraging illegal aliens to self-deport, according to sources familiar with the probe.

The Questions Facing Kristi Noem and ICE

Among the reasons that Kristi Noem was fired as head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on March 5 were her alleged mishandling of funds and apparent conflicts of interest relating to a series of contracts worth $220 million, awarded to a contractor under the government’s “urgency” stipulation, which limits competitive bidding. The use of this “unusual and compelling urgency” justification has been a prominent feature of contracting by…

DHS watchdog is reportedly investigating Kristi Noem’s $220M ad deal

Office of Inspector General says DHS ‘systematically’ obstructing investigative work

DHS IG Launched Probe Into $220M Contract for Noem Ads