Inspector General is appointed by the President of the United States

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Inspector General federal executive position federal government agency component office oversight body

The Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) is an independent oversight office within the Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)	0
Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor	0

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inspector General ⓘ federal executive position ⓘ federal government agency component ⓘ office ⓘ oversight body ⓘ
activity	audits ⓘ evaluations and inspections ⓘ investigations ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
characteristic	independent ⓘ nonpartisan ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
duty	conduct and supervise audits of Department of Labor programs ⓘ conduct and supervise investigations of Department of Labor programs ⓘ lead the Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) ⓘ recommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Department of Labor ⓘ
goal	improve efficiency of Department of Labor operations ⓘ improve integrity of Department of Labor programs ⓘ protect taxpayer funds used in Department of Labor programs ⓘ
hasHead	Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor
jurisdiction	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
legalBasis	Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
oversightOf	operations of the United States Department of Labor ⓘ programs of the United States Department of Labor ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
purpose	audit Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ
removalBy	President of the United States ⓘ
reportsTo	Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ surface form: Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Labor United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Labor United States Congress ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
termLength	indefinite, subject to removal ⓘ

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Office of Inspector General → appointmentProcess → Inspector General is appointed by the President of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)