► The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has placed its former acting inspector general on administrative leave after a Senate oversight report revealed he had altered reports and engaged in improper personal relationships with administrative officials. The Senate report concluded that Charles K. Edwards, who served as acting inspector general from 2011 until December 2013, “directed altering and delaying critical investigative reports and audits at the request of top political appointees in the department,” The Washington Postreports. Edwards resigned from his position as acting inspector general in December 2013 and had received a transfer to DHS's Office of Science and Technology. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, who was confirmed in December 2013, placed Edwards on administrative leave late Thursday after the report was released. According to the Post, Johnson said he had to temporarily remove Edwards from the workplace pending a final decision on his employment in light of the Senate’s findings. Additionally, Johnson said he “wanted to make clear that ethics are paramount as he addresses problems in the beleaguered department.”
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