Inspector General of the Department of Defense

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Inspector General federal government position

The Inspector General of the Department of Defense is the senior independent oversight official responsible for auditing, investigating, and promoting accountability and integrity within the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Label	Occurrences
Inspector General of the Department of Defense canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inspector General ⓘ federal government position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
canRecommend	administrative action ⓘ policy changes ⓘ referrals for criminal prosecution to the Department of Justice ⓘ
characteristic	independent of the military chain of command ⓘ nonpartisan ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Inspector General Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	enhance public confidence in the integrity of the Department of Defense ⓘ ensure accountability for the use of public funds within the Department of Defense ⓘ
hasAuthority	access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material available to the Department of Defense that relate to programs and operations ⓘ subpoena authority for documents and testimony, subject to law ⓘ
headOf	Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversightOf	Defense Agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ DoD Field Activities NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ the Military Departments NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
publishes	semiannual reports to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	conducting audits within the Department of Defense ⓘ conducting investigations within the Department of Defense ⓘ conducting oversight of overseas contingency operations involving the Department of Defense ⓘ coordinating with other federal Inspectors General on matters of joint interest ⓘ issuing reports and recommendations to improve DoD programs and operations ⓘ preventing and detecting waste, fraud, and abuse in DoD programs and operations ⓘ promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in DoD programs and operations ⓘ promoting integrity and accountability within the Department of Defense ⓘ receiving and investigating whistleblower complaints involving the Department of Defense ⓘ
scopeIncludes	acquisition and contracting within the Department of Defense ⓘ contractor and subcontractor performance on DoD contracts ⓘ cybersecurity and information systems within the Department of Defense ⓘ financial management within the Department of Defense ⓘ health care and benefits for military personnel and their families ⓘ intelligence and counterintelligence activities of the Department of Defense ⓘ readiness and operations of DoD components ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of Defense Inspector General → hasPosition → Inspector General of the Department of Defense ⓘ

United States Department of Defense positions → hasPart → Inspector General of the Department of Defense ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense position