Provost Marshal General of the Army Donna Martin has earned a third star and will become the service\u2019s inspector general after a tumultuous year leading Criminal Investigation Command, or CID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soon-to-be lieutenant general exits her old role at a time when CID is being overhauled due to poorly handled criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although she didn\u2019t create those problems, which have been around for years, CID personnel with whom Army Times has spoken for previous articles<\/a> faulted her and other leaders at the organization for not tackling the pervasive issues <\/a>until pressured by outside authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnfortunately, these same people who ran CID into the ground got a pass from the Army [and] promoted,\u201d said one special agent who, like half-a-dozen others this year, spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Army spokeswoman Col. Cathy Wilkinson listed CID\u2019s ongoing restructuring among the strong points on Martin\u2019s resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaj. Gen. Martin led CID through a restructure plan and oversaw its support to the Capitol Response mission where in four days, CID vetted more than 26,000 service members<\/a> for that important mission,\u201d Wilkinson said in a prepared statement. \u201cUnder her leadership, CID initiated almost 13,000 investigations, returned more than $450 million dollars to the U.S. Treasury from procurement fraud investigations, and increased cooperation with federal and local law enforcement partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaj. Gen. Martin is trusted leader with deep experience in the most sensitive issues facing our Army today,\u201d Wilkinson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth also defended the decision to elevate Martin to the inspector general post, citing her \u201cproven leadership in challenging times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t