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(Sec. 603) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Inspector General to submit a complaint or information submitted under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act or the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to the DNI, or to the DOD Secretary if the intelligence unit is within DOD, upon determining that ...
After General William E. Ward relinquished command of U.S. Africa Command on March 9, 2011, but before his scheduled retirement in April, the Department of Defense inspector general received multiple complaints about his travel and spending while in command. Held on active duty until the investigation was complete, Ward reverted to major ...
In the United States, other than in the military departments, the first Office of Inspector General was established by act of Congress in 1976 [1] under the Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other departmental programs. [2]
The Department of Defense Inspector General was established in 1982. The mission of DoD IG; as established by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix); and implemented by DoD Directive 5106.01, "Inspector General of the Department of Defense", is to serve as an independent and objective office in DoD to:
The Defense Hotline is the Inspector General's lead in making civilian employees and service members aware of their duty to disclosure, and the consequent protection. Critical in protecting whistleblowing is raising awareness. The Department of Defense Inspector General promotes this through three methods: outreach, investigations, and training.
The Inspector General Act of 1978 is a United States federal law (92 Stat. 1101) defining a standard set of Inspector General offices across several specified departments of the U.S. federal government. The Act specifically creates Inspector General positions and offices in more than a dozen specific departments and agencies.
The committee felt that the Navy Department needed an office of Inspector General to "be charged with the duty of keeping Congress and the secretary of the Navy informed as to the conditions of the naval service. [2] Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox established the Office of Naval Inspector General (NIG) on 18 May 1942 with General Order 173.
The following officers of the United States Navy have served as Naval Inspector General. Pages in category "United States Navy inspectors general" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.