Calvin L. Scovel III
Inspector General
United States
Department of Transportation
Mr. Scovel was nominated by President Bush on July
13, 2006, confirmed by the Senate on September
29, 2006, and sworn in on October 27, 2006.
Mr. Scovel joined DOT after 29 years of active service
in the U.S. Marine Corps, from which he retired as a Brigadier
General. His last military assignment was as a
senior judge on the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of
Criminal Appeals. He previously served as Assistant
Judge Advocate General of the Navy for Military
Justice, the principal advisor to the Secretary of
the Navy and the Judge Advocate General on
all criminal justice policy matters. Mr. Scovel also
commanded a military police battalion, which
provided all security and law enforcement services
for Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia.
Mr. Scovel served as senior legal advisor for the
4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which included
all Marine amphibious forces in Operation Desert
Storm and, in a NATO exercise in Norway. He had previously served as legal advisor for
a Marine amphibious unit deployed to the Western
Pacific and Indian Oceans, where it conducted
exercises in Japan, the Philippines, Kenya,
and Australia.
He was prosecutor or defense counsel in 250 courts-martial
that included charges of murder, rape, child
sexual assault, and drug trafficking.
As an adjunct faculty member for the Defense
Institute of International Legal Studies, Mr. Scovel
led instruction teams in the rule of law and civilian
control of the military for senior civilian and military
officials in Honduras, Mauritius, Albania, and Serbia.
Mr. Scovel, who was in the Pentagon on September
11, 2001, has received military awards including the
Legion of Merit (four awards) and the Combat
Action Ribbon.
Mr. Scovel received his Bachelor’s degree from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor
degree from Duke University. He also received a
Master’s degree from the Naval War College.
Mr. Scovel is married and has two sons.
Mr. Scovel is the sixth person to serve as DOT
Inspector General. The Office of Inspector General
(OIG) was established by law in 1978 to provide
the Secretary and Congress with objective and
independent reviews of the efficiency and
effectiveness of DOT operations and activities.
The OIG carries out its mission by issuing audit
reports, evaluations, and management advisories
with findings and recommendations to improve
program delivery and performance.
In Fiscal Year 2007, OIG issued 81 audit reports, which identified more than $900 million in financial recommendations.
By statute, the Inspector General also conducts
investigations into whether Federal laws and
regulations were followed and must report
suspected civil and criminal violations to the
Attorney General.
In Fiscal Year 2007, OIG investigative efforts resulted in 112
indictments, 142 convictions and, $183.6 million in fines and
recoveries.
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