Earl E. Devaney is the current Inspector General for the United States Department of the Interior. He has served in this position since 1999.

Devaney began his career in law enforcement in 1968 as a Massachusetts police officer. After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College in 1970 with a degree in Government, Devaney became a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service.

Devaney served as the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Fraud Division until his retirement from the Secret Service in 1991, by which time he had gained international recognition as a white collar crime expert and was regularly sought by major media organizations.  During his tenure with the Secret Service, Mr. Devaney was the recipient of five U.S. Department of Treasury Special Achievement Awards, as well as numerous honors and awards from a wide variety of professional organizations.