Larry D. Turner
The Honorable Larry D. Turner | |
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| File:The Honorable Larry D. Turner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor.png Larry D. Turner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor | |
| Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2021 | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Larry D. Turner is the inspector general at the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor.
Education and awards
Turner holds a BS degree in Business from Morgan State University, an MBA in Business Management from Golden Gate University, and an MS degree in Resource Management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College; the Harvard University Senior Executive Fellows Program; the Defense Leadership and Management Program; and the Federal Executive Institute. Mr. Turner holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from Georgetown University.[1][2]
Career
Before joining the IG community, Turner served as Army Installation Management Command Liaison Officer to the Army Materiel Command, and Executive Officer to the Executive Director, IMCOM. Turner served 24 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel.[1]
Prior to joining the DOL-OIG, Turner served as deputy and acting assistant inspector general for the Office of Communication and Congressional Liaison, Department of Defense, and the Deputy Inspector General for the Army Installation Management Command.[1]
Prior to his appointment as inspector general, Turner served as DOL's acting inspector general since June 2020,[3] and as Deputy Inspector General since September 2014.[1]
Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor
Larry D. Turner was sworn in as the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on December 7, 2021,[4] following his nomination by the President and confirmation by the U.S. Senate.[5] As head of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Mr. Turner leads a nationwide, independent oversight organization with an annual budget of $91 million and more than 350 criminal investigators, auditors, attorneys, subject-matter experts, and management professionals whose mission is to detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in DOL programs, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in DOL operations. In this role, Mr. Turner oversees essential programs, such as unemployment insurance, worker safety and health, training and reemployment services, pension and health care benefits, wage and hour standards, and economic statistics. He also directs criminal investigations into organized crime influence and labor racketeering corruption in employee benefit plans, internal union affairs, and labor-management relations. In addition, the OIG works with other law enforcement partners on human trafficking matters.
Turner is also active in the Inspector General community, currently serving as a member of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.[1][6] and the CIGIE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Group.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ The Honorable Larry D. Turner, Inspector General. Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ↑ "New DOL Acting Watchdog Is Career Official, Not Political Hire". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Office of Inspector General (OIG) - Biography of the Inspector General". www.oig.dol.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Senate Confirms Larry Turner as Labor Department Watchdog". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Pandemic Oversight - Home | Pandemic Oversight". www.pandemicoversight.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workgroup | Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; IGnet". ignet.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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