Everyone thought he would be a natural for the inspector general's office.

After your call there was no point in waiting for an inspector general.

As the department's former inspector general, let me explain why.

She asked the department's inspector general to carry out his own study.

The same is true of the Department's efforts to address the problems, the inspector general said.

The inspector general's study also found problems with general airport security.

But some staff members were not sure they had the authority to issue it, the inspector general's report found.

The statements from the inspector general's report were first reported last week by Salon.com.

While the language of the report is critical, the inspector general cannot force the agency to do anything.

But he said the inspector general's office has rejected the offer.