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 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.[1][2]
Education
Monheim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the UCLA School of Law, and National War College.[3]
Career
Military service
Monheim has served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, military judge, and deputy general counsel of the White House Military Office.[3][4] He was mobilized for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and again for nine months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[3] Monheim retired as a colonel from the Air Force Reserve.[3]
U.S. intelligence community acting inspector general
Monheim became acting inspector of the intelligence community on April 3, 2020, after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor, Michael Atkinson.[5]
Biden administration
On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Monheim to be the inspector general of the National Intelligence office.[6] 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 Senate Homeland Security Committee subsequently did as well. Monheim was confirmed by Senate voice vote on September 30, 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Senators demand more information from Trump on ousting of intel community inspector general". www.cbsnews.com. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Inspector General". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b c d "Thomas Monheim Named Acting IC Inspector General After Trump Sacks Atkinson – Homeland Security Today". 6 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Office of the DNI on Twitter". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Trump fires Michael Atkinson, intelligence IG who told Congress about Ukraine phone call". Fox News. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "PN564 — Thomas Andrew Monheim — Office of the Director of National Intelligence". congress.gov. 30 September 2021.