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

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Education

Monheim is a graduate of the

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, the

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, and National War College.

Career

Military service

Monheim has served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, military judge, and deputy general counsel of the

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. He was mobilized for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and again for nine months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Monheim retired as a colonel from the air Air Force Reserves.

U.S. intelligence community acting inspector general

Monheim became acting inspector of the intelligence community on April 3, 2020, after President

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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 Senate Intelligence Committee on July 20, 2021. On July 28, 2021, the committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor; the

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subsequently did as well. Monheim was confirmed by the entire Senate on September 30, 2021, by

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References

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