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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 agency’s programs and operations, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the agency’s 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>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div>
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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. &nbsp;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<
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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>&nbsp;</p></div>
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