(CNN)The Trump administration has made another change to one of its watchdogs.

       On Friday night, the Department of Transportation named Howard Elliott, the administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, as its new acting inspector general, a department spokesman confirmed to CNN.

       Elliott replaces Mitch Behm, who is the deputy inspector general and has been serving as the acting inspector. Behm will continue to serve as deputy, according to the spokesman.

       Elliott will also stay on as the head of the pipeline administration, the spokesman added.

       The Washington Post first reported the move.

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       This is the latest in a series of firings, replacements and removals of four other inspectors general throughout the administration in recent months who serve as watchdogs over their specific agencies or areas of responsibility doing oversight.

       Who Trump has removed from the inspector general role

       On Friday night, Trump fired the State Department's Inspector General Steve Linick, saying in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in Linick.

       Elliott previously worked in the freight rail industry having served in various posts for 40 years, including as an executive at CSX Transportation, according to the Post.

       The previous permanent Department of Transportation inspector general, Calvin Scovel, served for 13 years until January when he retired following a prostate cancer diagnosis, the Post reported.

       Also on Friday, Trump nominated Eric Soskin for the permanent Department of Transportation Inspector General position.

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