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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]
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense: Alexandria: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, formerly the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) (OLDCC) Alexandria: United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Alexandria: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Alexandria: National Science Foundation (NSF) Alexandria ...
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) encouraged agencies to protect whistleblowers and uphold inspector general independence — noting past ...
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 Interior Department overpaid dozens of employees to the tune of up to $400,000 of taxpayer money after the fed workers improperly claimed to be based in the DC area -- but were actually ...
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 ...
An inspector general probe into the U.S. Postal Service surveillance program, known as iCOP, concluded that the agency did not have the legal authority to conduct the sweeping intelligence ...