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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]
Inspector general of the cavalry and inspector general of the service troops was founded in the 19th century. The infantry did not get an inspector general until 1914. The engineer troops and signal troops followed in 1937 and a surgeon general in 1941.
Cardell Richardson Sr. – Inspector General of the State Department; Christi Grimm – Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Missal, VA IG [10] Paul K. Martin, USAID IG (fired February 11, 2025) [11] The Department of Justice Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, former CIGIE chair, [12] was reportedly ...
As many as 17 were let go without notice by email, despite federal law requiring 30 days notice to Congress to remove an inspector general. The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within ...
Eight inspectors general who were fired by President Donald Trump last month are suing the federal government over what they allege are "unlawful and unjustified purported termination[s]." The ...
Inspectors general were abruptly fired on Friday evening from agencies such as the Department of Defense and Department of State, despite a legal requirement for the president to notify Congress ...
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.
“In this action, the duly appointed Inspectors General of eight major U.S. agencies — the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Agriculture, Education ...