Washington ( CNN ) -- The Army 's inspector general has completed an initial review into the circumstances surrounding comments by former Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staff that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine , Army spokesman Col. Tom Collins told CNN . The interview resulted in President Barack Obama firing the general , who was in charge of military operations in Afghanistan . The Army 's portion of the investigation is complete , Collins said , and the results have been forwarded to the inspector general for the Defense Department . Although Collins would not comment , typically when a report is sent for a higher-level review by the Defense Department it is an indication that people from other services or civilians may be cited for wrongdoing . Usually , inspector general reports that conclude there has been wrongdoing turn that information over to whichever part of the military has jurisdiction over the individuals involved . Collins emphasized that `` there is no indication of any pending actions against Gen . McChrystal . ''
Report is sent to the Justice Department 's inspector general . Sending the report to a higher level could indicate others will be investigated . McChrystal lost his job after he and staff members made changes to Project Stone .