Brian D. Miller (attorney)
Brian D. Miller is an American attorney, nominated as the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR).[1] If confirmed by the Senate to this position, Miller would oversee the United States Department of the Treasury's implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.[2][3][4]
Brian Miller | |
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Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery | |
Assumed office June 5, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position established |
Inspector General of the General Services Administration | |
In office August 9, 2005 – May 1, 2014 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Joel Gallay (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Robert Erickson (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | Temple University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) Westminster Theological Seminary (MA) |
Early life and education
A native of Virginia, Miller received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University, Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law, and Master of Arts from Westminster Theological Seminary.[5][6]
Career
Miller served as Associate White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President from December 2018 to April 2020.[7] Miller has previously served as Inspector General for the General Services Administration.[8] He also worked as an advisor to the United States Deputy Attorney General during the George W. Bush Administration and assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Miller was formally nominated as SIGPR by the Trump administration on 6 April 2020,[9] a move that the Trump administration had signaled several days earlier. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee held his confirmation hearing on May 5[10][11] and voted on May 12 to advance his nomination for a final confirmation vote in the full Senate.[12]
As inspector general, Miller is known for his investigation of a lavish General Services Administration (GSA) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his independent oversight of the GSA, documented in "Those Wo Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our County," a report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
References
- Rappeport, Alan (7 April 2020). "Trump's Inspector General Has Expressed Dim Views of Congressional Oversight". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Trump to nominate White House lawyer Brian Miller as inspector general for $2T coronavirus law". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- Cheney, Kyle. "Trump taps longtime GSA watchdog as coronavirus relief inspector general". Politico. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- "Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role". Government Executive. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". The White House. April 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- Nominations of Richard L. Skinner and Brian D. Miller. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4223-3350-1.
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Miller-Waiver.pdf
- "$20K For Drumsticks? GSA Back In Limelight For Event Spending". NPR.org. July 19, 2012. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- Rappeport, Alan (7 April 2020). "Trump's Inspector General Has Expressed Dim Views of Congressional Oversight". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- Barber, C. Ryan (29 April 2020). "Stage Set for Trump White House Lawyer Brian Miller's Confirmation for Coronavirus Watchdog". National Law Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- Cheney, Kyle; Warmbrodt, Zachary (5 May 2020). "Coronavirus watchdog nominee pledges he won't seek Trump's permission to talk to Congress". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- O'Donnell, Katy (12 May 2020). "Trump nominee for pandemic relief watchdog advanced by banking panel". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-05-16.