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665 <div id="block-oversight-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> 666 667 668 669 670<article class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full"> 671 672 673 674 675 676 <div class="grid-col-12"> 677 678 679 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 680 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--layout paragraph--view-mode--default"> 681 <div class="layout layout--onecol"> 682 <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> 683 <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 684 685 686 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Mission</h2><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;orphans:2;outline:0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the role of federal IGs is to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse relating to their agencyâs programs and operations, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the agencyâs operations and programs.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 20px;orphans:2;outline:0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">OIGs are located within their agencies but must conduct their audits, investigations, evaluations, and special reviews independently from their agencies. Approximately half of the 72 federal IGs are appointed by the President subject to Senate confirmation, and approximately half are appointed by the agency head. IGs are nonpartisan and are selected without regard to political affiliations.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div> 687 688 </div> 689 690 </div> 691 </div> 692 693 </div> 694</div> 695 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--layout paragraph--view-mode--default"> 696 <div class="layout layout--onecol"> 697 <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> 698 <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card-group paragraph--view-mode--default"> 699 <ul class="field field--name-field-cards field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden usa-card-group field__items"> 700 <li class="usa-card grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card paragraph--view-mode--default usa-card__container usa-card__container__borderless text-"> 701 <header class="usa-card__header"> 702 <h2 class="usa-card__heading">Communicating Results</h2> 703 </header> 704 <div class="usa-card__media"> 705 706 <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> 707 708 709 710 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/2024-04/about__mission__communicating_results.png?itok=hiCReGFF" width="417" height="202" alt="Mission: Communicating Results" /> 711 712 713</div> 714 715</div> 716</div> 717 </div> 718 <div class="usa-card__body"> 719 720 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 721 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 722 723 724 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>IGs issue a variety of written reports such as:</p><ul><li><strong>Audit, Investigative, and Inspection/evaluation reports</strong> prepared in accordance with professional standards.</li><li><strong>Semiannual reports</strong> to the Congress that describe the work of the OIG within the reporting period; and</li><li><strong>Immediate correspondence</strong> to the agency head to report egregious and flagrant problems and/or abuses. The agency head then transmits this reporting, along with any comments by the agency head, to the Congress within seven days.</li></ul><p>IG's also must report:</p><ul><li><strong>Any unreasonable refusal</strong> within the agency to provide information to the agency head, or<
724/li><li><strong>Suspected violations of Federal criminal law</strong> to the Attorney General.<br> </li></ul></div> 725 726 </div> 727</div> 728 </div> 729 </div> 730 <div class="usa-card__footer"></div> 731 </div> 732</li> 733 <li class="usa-card grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card paragraph--view-mode--default usa-card__container usa-card__container__borderless text-"> 734 <header class="usa-card__header"> 735 <h2 class="usa-card__heading">Contributing to good government</h2> 736 </header> 737 <div class="usa-card__media"> 738 739 <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> 740 741 742 743 <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/2024-04/about__mission__contributing_to_good_govt.png?itok=1WioNJ4_" width="417" height="202" alt="Mission: Contributing to Good Government" /> 744 745 746</div> 747 748</div> 749</div> 750 </div> 751 <div class="usa-card__body"> 752 753 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 754 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 755 756 757 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>IGs look independently at problems and possible solutions.</p><ul><li><strong>They issue fact-filled reports</strong> based on professional audit, investigative, and inspection standards.</li><li><strong>They provide technical advice</strong> as new plans are developed.</li><li><strong>They can perform independent investigations</strong> of allegations.</li><li><strong>IGs maintain Hotlines</strong> for employees and others to report confidential information regarding allegations of fraud and abuse.</li></ul><p> </p></div> 758 759 </div> 760</div> 761 </div> 762 </div> 763 <div class="usa-card__footer"></div> 764 </div> 765</li> 766 </ul> 767 768 </div> 769 770 <div class="usa-accordion usa-section oig-paragraph-group oig-group--type--accordion"> 771 772 773 774 <div class="field field--name-field-group-items field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 775 <div class="field__item"> 776 <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> 777 <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="uswds-paragraph-35"> 778 779 780 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">How IGs are appointed and removed</div> 781 <div class="oig-accordion-open-close"></div> 782 </button> 783 </h4> 784 <div id="uswds-paragraph-35" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose"> 785 786 787 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 788 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 789 790 791 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><ul> 792<li>
792IGs are appointed without regard to their political affiliation.</li> 793<li>The appointment is based on integrity and ability in: 794<ul> 795<li>accounting, auditing, financial analysis;</li> 796<li>law, management analysis, public administration; or</li> 797<li>investigations.</li> 798</ul> 799</li> 800<li>The President nominates IGs at Cabinet-level departments and major agencies with Senate confirmation. These IGs can only be removed by the President. The agency heads appoint and can remove IGs at designated Federal entities. Both houses of Congress must be notified if an IG is removed by the President or an agency head.</li> 801</ul> 802</div> 803 804 </div> 805</div> 806 </div> 807 808 </div> 809 810 </div> 811 <div class="field__item"> 812 <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> 813 <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="uswds-paragraph-37"> 814 815 816 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">IGs are Independent</div> 817 <div class="oig-accordion-open-close"></div> 818 </button> 819 </h4> 820 <div id="uswds-paragraph-37" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose"> 821 822 823 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 824 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 825 826 827 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Yes, IGs are independent. While by law, IG's are under the general supervision of the agency head or deputy, neither the agency head nor the deputy can prevent or prohibit an IG from conducting an audit or investigation.</p> 828</div> 829 830 </div> 831</div> 832 </div> 833 834 </div> 835 836 </div> 837 <div class="field__item"> 838 <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> 839 <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="uswds-paragraph-39"> 840 841 842 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">IG Oversight</div> 843 <div class="oig-accordion-open-close"></div> 844 </button> 845 </h4> 846 <div id="uswds-paragraph-39" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose"> 847 848 849 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 850 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 851 852 853 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><ul> 854<li>The IGs serve under the general supervision of the agency head. Yet, by statute, IGs have a dual and independent reporting relationship to the agency head and to the Congress.</li> 855<li>Allegations of misconduct against an IG should be referred to the <a href="/content/integrity-0">Integrity Committee</a> of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).</li> 856</ul> 857</div> 858 859 </div> 860</div> 861 </div> 862 863 </div> 864 865 </div> 866 </div> 867 868 869 </div> 870 871 872 873 </div> 874 </div> 875 876 </div> 877</div> 878 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--layout paragraph--view-mode--default"> 879 <div class="layout layout--onecol"> 880 <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> 881 <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card-group paragraph--view-mode--default"> 882 <ul class="field field--name-field-cards field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden usa-card-group field__items"> 883 <li class="usa-card grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card paragraph--view-mode--default usa-card__container usa-card__container__borderless text-"> 884 <header class="usa-card__header"> 885 <h2 class="usa-card__heading">OIG Directory</h2> 886 </header> 887 <div class="usa-card__media"></div> 888 <div class="usa-card__body"> 889 890 <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 891 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 892 893 894 <div class="field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The OIG Directory at this site provides phone numbers, mailing addresses and hotline numbers for each IG. Links to the homepages of individual Offices of Inspectors General are also provided, as available.</p></div> 895 896 </div> 897</div> 898 </div> 899 </div> 900 <div class="usa-card__footer"> 901 902 <div class="field field--name-field-card-footer field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 903 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--button paragraph--view-mode--default"> 904 905 906 <div class="field usa-button oig-paragraph-button field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.ignet.gov/content/inspectors-general-directory">Visit OIG Directory</a></div> 907 908 </div> 909</div> 910 </div> 911 </div> 912 </div> 913</li> 914 <li class="usa-card grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--card paragraph--view-mode--default usa-card__container usa-card__container__borderless text-"> 915 <header class="usa-card__header"> 916 <h2 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