Thomas Andrew Monheim is an American intelligence officer serving as the Inspector General of the United States Intelligence Community. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 30, 2021, to be the permanent Inspector General. He previously served as general counsel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Education

Monheim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the UCLA School of Law, and

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Career

Military service

Monheim has served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, military judge, and deputy general counsel of the White House Military Office. He was mobilized for nine months in support of

Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used synonymously by the U.S. government for both the War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 at ...

and again for nine months in support of

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. Monheim retired as a colonel from the air

Air Force Reserves The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commiss ...

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.

Biden administration

On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Monheim to be the Inspector General of the National Intelligence office. Hearings were held before the

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on July 20, 2021. On July 28, 2021, the committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor; the Senate Homeland Security Committee subsequently did as well. Monheim was confirmed by the entire Senate on September 30, 2021, by voice vote.

References

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