Welch, Blumenthal Ask IG if DHS, White House Attempted to Block Reported Investigation into Noem’s Ad Campaign

Welch, Blumenthal Ask IG if DHS, White House Attempted to Block Reported Investigation into Noem’s Ad Campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) Joseph Cuffari regarding his office’s reported probe into DHS’s award of $220 million in no bid contracts for an advertising campaign featuring former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The Senators also asked if any of DHS […]