President Donald Trump has tapped a Covington & Burling LLP attorney to serve as inspector general of the Federal Communications Commission.
The White House announced Jan. 8 that Trump intends to nominate John Chase Johnson, a trial lawyer specializing in commercial litigation and government contracts, to lead the Office of Inspector General, which audits and investigates the agency’s programs and operations for fraud and abuse.
Johnson’s nomination would require Senate confirmation, an FCC spokesman said in an email.
David Hunt, the FCC’s current inspector general, will serve until Johnson is confirmed, the spokesman said. Hunt was appointed IG in January ...
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