Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community is the independent watchdog responsible for overseeing, auditing, and investigating programs and activities across the U.S. intelligence community to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
U.S. federal government position
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oversight official → statutory inspector general → |
| appointmentBy |
President of the United States
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| appointmentWith |
advice and consent of the U.S. Senate
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| canAccess |
all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material available to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and elements of the intelligence community, consistent with law
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| country |
United States of America
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| createdBy |
U.S. Congress
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| goal |
enhance accountability within the U.S. Intelligence Community
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strengthen public and congressional confidence in intelligence activities → |
| hasOffice |
Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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| independence |
has statutory independence from the Director of National Intelligence
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may not be prevented from initiating, carrying out, or completing audits or investigations → |
| jurisdiction |
United States Intelligence Community
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| legalBasis |
Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 → |
| mustReport |
particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies to Congress
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particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies to the Director of National Intelligence → |
| partOf |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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| positionType |
presidentially appointed, Senate‑confirmed position
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| produces |
semiannual reports to Congress
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| reportsTo |
Congress of the United States
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Director of National Intelligence → |
| role |
assesses compliance with laws, regulations, and policies within the intelligence community
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conducts audits of intelligence community programs and activities → conducts independent oversight of programs involving classified information → conducts inspections and evaluations within the intelligence community → conducts investigations of intelligence community programs and activities → coordinates with other federal inspectors general on cross‑cutting issues → independent watchdog for the U.S. Intelligence Community → issues reports to the Director of National Intelligence and to Congress → prevents and detects waste, fraud, and abuse in the intelligence community → promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in intelligence community operations → protects whistleblowers within the intelligence community → receives and reviews whistleblower complaints and information → recommends corrective actions to intelligence community leadership → |
| scopeOfOversight |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Defense Intelligence Agency → National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency → National Reconnaissance Office → National Security Agency → intelligence elements of the Department of Energy → intelligence elements of the Department of Homeland Security → intelligence elements of the Department of State → intelligence elements of the Department of the Treasury → intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation → other elements of the U.S. Intelligence Community as defined by law → |
Referenced by (2)
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Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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headOfGovernmentBody |
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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positionHeld |