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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:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III administers the oath of office to Robert P. Storch, the Department of Defense’s new Inspector General, at the Pentagon Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2022 Storch was nominated by President Obama in November 2016 and in January 2017 to become Inspector General of the National Security Agency and renominated ...
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Defense , the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff , Office of the Inspector General , the Combatant Commands, the Military Departments (Department of the Army (DA), Department of the Navy (DON) & Department of the Air Force (DAF)), the Defense Agencies and Department ...
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements; investigating companies that use defective ...
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]
Seal of the Inspector General. The Office of the Inspector General is an independent and objective unit within the Department of Defense that conducts and supervises audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Department of Defense, pursuant to the responsibilities specified in title 5, U.S.C. Appendix and DoDD 5106.01.
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense: Reports to: Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army: Seat: The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia: Appointer: The President with Senate advice and consent: Term length: 4 years: Constituting instrument: 10 U.S.C. § 7020: Precursor: Inspector-General of the Cavalry of the United ...
Joseph Edward Schmitz (born August 28, 1956) is an American lawyer, former inspector general of the United States Department of Defense and a former executive with Blackwater Worldwide. After working as a watchdog at the Pentagon for three and a half years, Schmitz resigned to return to the private sector.