Trump Nominates Project 2025 Co-Author Dennis Kirk for Interior Department Inspector General Role

President Donald Trump has announced his nominee for a key federal oversight position within the government. Dennis Kirk has been selected to serve as the inspector general for the Interior Department. This role would oversee administrative reviews and internal operations within the agency. Kirk previously contributed as a co-author to the policy blueprint known as Project 2025. Before this nomination, he also served as an adviser to Tulsi Gabbard. The selection places a familiar conservative policy figure into an oversight capacity. Interior Department inspectors general monitor agency spending, programs, and integrity. Confirmation hearings in the Senate will determine whether Kirk officially steps into the role.