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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]
Daniel R. Levinson was the longest-serving HHS Inspector General from 2004 to 2019. The OIG consists of the following components: Office of Audit Services (OAS). OAS conducts audits that assess HHS programs and operations and examine the performance of HHS programs and grantees. In FY 2020, OIG produced 178 audits.
The Office of the Executive Director provides administrative support services to the Bureau of the Office of Inspector General. The Executive Office provides support services in the areas of Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, Workforce Planning, Reports and Publications, and General Support Services (GSO). The office is headed by ...
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for conducting nearly all of the investigations of DOJ employees and programs. The office has several hundred employees, reporting to the Inspector General. Michael E. Horowitz has held the post since 2012. [1] [2]
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (abbreviated as "RBS") is one of three agencies within USDA Rural Development (along with the Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service) responsible for administering various economic development programs to rural communities in the United States and its territories. Because these three agencies ...
The CIGIE is composed of all federal U.S. Inspectors General whose offices are established under section 2 or section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 [6] (5 U.S.C. App.), those that are presidentially-appointed with Senate confirmation and those that are appointed by agency heads (designated federal entities).
As Inspector General, Levinson was the senior official responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, and law enforcement efforts, relating to HHS programs and operations. He managed an independent and objective nationwide organization of over 1500 professional staff members dedicated to promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in ...
The Office of Inspector General is broken up into six main components: management services, legal services, audit services, technology services, enterprise & external affairs, and investigation services. Each component is headed by an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) assisted by a Deputy Assistant Inspector General (DAIG). [3]