After a review, the Army inspector general exonerated General Fast, an Army official said Friday.

In 1853, Army inspectors recommended that the fort be closed.

Meanwhile, an Army inspector general found that while Mr. Meese's promotion to colonel in the Army Reserve violated certain procedures, there was no evidence he used "undue influence."

Into the masses of wrecked equipment the Army inspectors go.

It was reported that many rifles sent to the British Army inspectors were not complete, to the extent of even having no barrel, since the rifle was sent on to another contractor for finishing.

Last August, Army inspectors invited to the plant by identified dozens of lapses and weaknesses in management, including the improper handling of hazardous wastes and the use of environmental control equipment shown to be flawed at the Johnston Atoll incinerator.

Army inspectors unmasked the cover-up during a logistics readiness inspection at the battalion.

Army inspector general Lt. Gen. Peter Vangjel told McCaskill at the hearing that his office would continue to closely monitor Arlington's spending and financial controls.

A cemetery spokesperson said that Army inspectors, federal auditors, and others would again examine the cemetery's books in June 2012 to verify that funds are properly spent and accounted for.

General Abizaid also disclosed that a preliminary inquiry just completed by the Army inspector general found problems with the training, organization and doctrine regarding military detention centers in Afghanistan and Iraq.