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There\u2019s been a lot of attention paid to poor living conditions in privatized military housing over the last several years. But as the Pentagon\u2019s inspector general documented in a sweeping report last year, the Defense Department's own housing facilities have problems too. A team of 14 auditors, engineers and program analysts found systemic management weaknesses that exposed service members to lead, radon and other hazards in government-owned housing. For their work, the DoD IG team was just recognized with the annual Glenn/Roth Award for Exemplary Service by the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency. To talk more about the work that went into that specific project \u2013 and the OIG\u2019s other ongoing work on military housing issues \u2013 the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to Jamessia Blunt, a program manager in the OIG\u2019s infrastructure branch.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices