Joseph V. Cuffari

Joseph Cuffari
Joseph Cuffari
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 25, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Jennifer Costello (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Joseph Vincent Cuffari; 1959 (age 61–62); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Arizona (B.S.); Webster University (M.A.); California Coast University (Ph.D.);

Joseph Vincent Cuffari is the current Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He previously held positions in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, and as a policy advisor to the Governor of Arizona.

Education and career

Cuffari was born in 1959 in Philadelphia.[1] He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1977, immediately after graduating high school. He served over 40 years in the Air Force including service on active duty, in the Air Force Reserve, and in the Arizona Air National Guard.[2] In 1984, he received a B.S. degree in business administration and management information systems from the University of Arizona.[1][2] While on active duty he rose to hold leadership positions in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.[2]

Between 1993 and 2013, he worked for the Department of Justice, culminating in an assignment as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Office of the Inspector General in Tucson, Arizona.[2] He received a M.A. in management from Webster University in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Management from California Coast University in 2002, an online for-profit university.[3] At the time he attended, California Coast University was unaccredited, but it has since received accreditation.[4] During this time he also worked for the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General.[1][2]

He then served as policy advisor for Military and Veterans Affairs for Governors Jan Brewer and Doug Ducey of Arizona.[2]

On July 25, 2019, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General.[2] Upon being confirmed he pledged to continue unannounced inspections of immigration detention facilities.[5]

References

"HSGAC Biographical Questions for Executive Nominees" (PDF). U.S. Congress. 2018-11-21. pp. 30ff. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
"Meet the IG". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
"Meet the IG". Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
"California Coast University". Distance Education and Training Council. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
Flores, Adolfo (2019-07-29). "Trump's New Immigration Watchdog Said He Will Conduct More Inspections On Detention Facilities". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

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[:0-1] "HSGAC Biographical Questions for Executive Nominees" (PDF). U.S. Congress. 2018-11-21. pp. 30ff. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[:1-2] "Meet the IG". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[3] "Meet the IG". Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[4] "California Coast University". Distance Education and Training Council. Retrieved 2013-12-02.

[5] Flores, Adolfo (2019-07-29). "Trump's New Immigration Watchdog Said He Will Conduct More Inspections On Detention Facilities". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2019-10-22.