President Donald Trump nominates Dennis Kirk to serve as inspector general for the Department of the Interior, according to reporting from The New York Times and The Washington Post. The role would oversee reviews connected to the Reflecting Pool, a federal memorial feature in Washington, D.C., as described by both outlets.
Both sources link Kirk to Project 2025, with the articles describing him as a co-author of the initiative. The Post and the Times also cite his prior work for Tulsi Gabbard while she led the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, describing him as a former adviser in that period.
While both outlets agree on the core facts of the nomination and the connection to Project 2025 and Interior’s inspector general post, they differ slightly in emphasis. The Times focuses on the scope of the oversight related to “any Reflecting Pool review,” while The Post highlights Kirk’s background as a “loyalist” and the prospect that he would oversee the Reflecting Pool review through the inspector general office.
