IG finds ex-Labor secretary drank at work, misused department resources

An independent Labor Department inspector general report found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated department policy by drinking alcohol at the office, directing staff to perform personal tasks, and accepting expensive gifts without proper disclosure. The probe also details mixing personal and official travel and an inappropriately close relationship with a security supervisor, with several staffers implicated. Chavez-DeRemer left for the private sector after a tenure marked by internal turmoil and staffing reductions.