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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:
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development; SIGAR and the inspectors general for the U.S. Agency for International Development, Defense Department, and Department of State have jointly developed and agreed to a strategic plan for oversight of the roughly $104 billion in U.S. funds appropriated for Afghanistan ...
Congress's oversight responsibilities over the intelligence community sometimes overlap with the responsibilities and authorities of the executive branch.Given the natural competition that exists between the legislative and executive branches, this overlap creates tensions as both sides struggle to accomplish certain goals using their respective powers and authorities.
Example of an OIG report, from the DoD OIG [a] Some inspectors general, the heads of the offices, are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. [20] For example, both the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Labor and the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development are
The White House referred requests for comment to the Defense Department, which did not comment on the report's findings. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
-Dan Meyer, Director of Whistleblowing & Transparency, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense. In 2009, the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense targeted the Whistleblower Protection Program as a top priority. For more than 20 years, the DoD IG has investigated whistleblower reprisal allegations involving ...
The Office of the Inspector General (OTIG) serves to "provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely, and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training." [1] The position has existed since 1777, when Thomas Conway was appointed the first inspector. The department was ...
Inspector General Act of 1978; Long title: An Act to reorganize the executive branch of the Government and increase its economy and efficiency by establishing Offices of Inspector General within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and Transportation, and within the Community Services Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency ...