WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) received a response to their August 4, 2022 letter from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announcing a review into whistleblower allegations that the Biden Administration failed to properly vet hundreds of Afghan evacuees during its disastrous retreat from Afghanistan. DoD OIG also announced they will review allegations that DoD and National Security Council officials failed to appropriately review relevant databases when vetting and processing evacuees in Afghanistan and at staging bases before they were ultimately released into the United States.

In their August letter, Sens. Johnson and Hawley called for an immediate investigation into new DoD whistleblower allegations, including:

• The Biden Administration evacuated 324 individuals from Afghanistan into the United States who appeared on DoD’s watchlist, which includes known suspected terrorists.

• The White House and DoD officials directed agency personnel to cut corners and not conduct full fingerprint tests of Afghan evacuees.

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staff have been authorized to delete old biometric data, whenever they personally believe such information is out of date, which could compromise the integrity of existing databases and undermine national security.

The full response from the Acting Inspector General can be found here or below.

The Honorable Ron Johnson

Ranking Member

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