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Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Special Branch chief Khalid Ismail is new IGP
Khalid Ismail has been heading the Special Branch since May 2023. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Bukit Aman Special Branch director Khalid Ismail has been appointed as the new inspector-general of police on a two-year contract, effective June 23. He will take over as the nation's top cop from Razarudin Husain, whose term ends on June 22. Razarudin, who was appointed as the IGP for a two-year term in June 2023, had said he would not extend his contract out of respect for his mother's wishes. Khalid, 60, joined the police force in April 1987 and began his career with the Special Branch at Bukit Aman. He has held various key positions, including deputy director of Special Branch I, and security liaison officer at the Malaysian high commission in London. He was appointed as Special Branch director in April 2023 before reaching the mandatory retirement age in April 2025. His service was then extended on a contract basis, which remains in effect. Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in a statement the appointment was made with the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in accordance with Articles 140(4) and 140(5) of the Federal Constitution, on the advice of the prime minister and recommendation of the Police Force Commission. He thanked Razarudin for his services and congratulated Khalid on his appointment.
New York Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Justice Dept.'s Inspector General to Move to the Federal Reserve
Michael E. Horowitz is stepping down as the Justice Department's longtime inspector general to become the chief internal watchdog official at the Federal Reserve. He will take over effective June 30, the Federal Reserve said in a statement on Friday. Under a federal law, the chairman of the Fed, Jerome Powell, appoints the agency's inspector general without presidential input or Senate confirmation. The role will also give Mr. Horowitz jurisdiction to scrutinize the Consumer Financial Protection Board, an agency the Trump administration is trying to gut, although judicial interventions have slowed down that effort. Mr. Trump made his White House budget chief, Russell T. Vought, the acting head of the board. Inspectors general are embedded within agencies to hunt for and prevent waste, fraud, inefficiencies and abuses of power. Their creation, in a 1978 law, was a key reform by Congress after the Watergate scandal. Mr. Horowitz was one of the few inspectors general to be spared when President Trump fired as many as 17 of the officials at major departments or agencies days after returning to office, curbing a significant internal check on how he and his political appointees use their power. Eight of them have since filed a lawsuit challenging those removals, which violated a law that says a president must give advance notice to Congress and a detailed explanation for any such dismissal. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Wall Street Journal
06-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Fed Names Horowitz to Lead Office of Inspector General
Michael Horowitz, a former internal watchdog at the Justice Department, will lead the Federal Reserve's inspector-general office, the central bank said Friday. Horowitz succeeds Mark Bialek, who retired from the role in April. For 13 years, Horowitz served as inspector general at the Justice Department. While there he led a high-profile review that found fault with portions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's examination of alleged links between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government.
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Prisons bureau failed to screen inmates for colorectal cancer, watchdog says
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed to adequately screen thousands of older inmates in its custody for colorectal cancer, raising the risk that inmates with the disease might miss potentially lifesaving diagnoses and treatment, a government watchdog said in a report released Tuesday. The report by the inspector general for the Justice Department, the bureau's parent agency, reviewed screening rates from January 2020 through April 2024, finding what it called 'serious operational and managerial deficiencies that the BOP must address' in screening and treating the disease, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
CBS News
16-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Baltimore DPW to close Cherry Hill recycling center for facility upgrades
Baltimore City's Department of Public Works will close the Residential Recycling Drop-off Center at the Reedbird Sanitation Facility in South Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood for upgrades on Saturday, May 17, DPW said. The closure marks the start of a multi-year modernization project at the facility. The renovation comes after a city inspector general's report last year revealed poor working conditions at the site, including inadequate cooling facilities for employees working in extreme heat. The upgrade is expected to last between 18 and 24 months. When completed, the facility will feature improved infrastructure and a new Recycling Drop-off Center with a separate public entrance. Residents needing recycling services during the closure can use alternative city drop-off centers, DPW said. The Sisson Street and Quarantine Road locations are recommended for South Baltimore residents. What improvements are planned? Planned upgrades include renovated administrative and staff buildings, modernized recycling drop-off centers, and ADA-compliant restrooms. The facilities will also receive EV charging stations and improved traffic flow systems. During the renovation, the daily trash and recycling operations at the Cherry Hill yard will be relocated to DPW's Neiman Avenue facility. The Reedbird project is part of a citywide initiative to modernize three of Baltimore's sanitation yards. The $49 million investment aims to improve working conditions and operations, according to the department. The funding includes $10 million for Reedbird Yard, $7.8 million for Kane Street Yard, and $31.1 million for Bowley's Lane Yard. An additional $3.2 million is dedicated to health and safety improvements across all three facilities. "This relocation is temporary—but the long-term impact will be transformational," DPW Director Khalil Zaied said. Why is DPW upgrading its facilities? Complaints about working conditions, combined with the death of Ronald Silver II, a Baltimore DPW employee who died on the job because of extreme heat, led to increase scrutiny of the department. In July 2024, Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming released a report documenting problems at the Cherry Hill Reedbird Yard. The investigation found that DPW employees had been working in extreme heat without adequate water or proper cooling facilities. After the inspection at the Cherry Hill Yard, Cummings found poor working conditions at eight other facilities. Another report released in March alleged that DPW failed to mitigate a negative work culture, worker safety issues, and a poor morale that has persisted for the "last decade."
