Paul K. Martin

American lawyer and NASA Inspector General

Paul Martin

Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 2, 2024
President| Joe Biden
Preceded by| Nicole Angarella (acting)
Vice Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

Incumbent

Assumed office
April 1, 2020
President| Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded by| Position established
Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office
November 20, 2009 – January 2, 2024
President| Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded by| Thomas Howard (Acting)
Succeeded by| George Scott (Acting)
Personal details
Education| Pennsylvania State University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Paul K. Martin is an American lawyer and the Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2023.[1] He previously served as Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2009 to 2024. He was confirmed U.S. Senate for that position on November 20, 2009.[2] He was also appointed the Vice Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee on April 1, 2020 by Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Chair Michael E. Horowitz, per the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.[3]

## Biography

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Martin has a B.A. in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. He began his career as a reporter for The Greenville News, a newspaper in Greenville, South Carolina. He joined the United States Sentencing Commission after its creation in 1985 and assisted in developing the first iteration of Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Martin spent a total of 13 years at the Commission, including six years as Deputy Staff Director.[2]

From 1998 to 2001, Martin was the Special Counsel to the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and then Counsel from 2001 to 2003. He then served as Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Justice, before being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the NASA Inspector General on November 20, 2009.[2] Of the balance between auditing and working with NASA, Martin has stated, "It’s sort of like straddling a barbed-wire fence." As NASA IG, Martin has advocated for improved governance of information technology security standards at the agency.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "PN901 — Paul K. Martin — United States Agency for International Development 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. ^ a b c "Paul K. Martin, NASA Inspector General". NASA. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. ^ "Additional Inspectors General Designated As Members of CIGIE's Pandemic Response Accountability Committee" (PDF). Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
4. ^ Noble, Zach (17 July 2015). "NASA's top watchdog talks IT". FCW. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

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