Inspectors General of federal agencies

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accountability mechanism oversight official role public office

Inspectors General of federal agencies are independent oversight officials within U.S. federal departments and agencies who conduct audits, investigations, and evaluations to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and accountability in government programs.

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Label	Occurrences
Inspectors General of federal agencies canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accountability mechanism ⓘ oversight official role ⓘ public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointmentMethod	some appointed by agency heads ⓘ some appointed by the President with Senate confirmation ⓘ
characteristic	have access to agency records and information ⓘ have subpoena authority for documents and records ⓘ have their own professional staff ⓘ operate with statutory independence ⓘ organizationally located within federal departments or agencies ⓘ
coordinatedBy	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
duty	conduct audits ⓘ conduct evaluations ⓘ conduct inspections ⓘ conduct investigations ⓘ issue reports to Congress ⓘ issue reports to agency heads ⓘ recommend corrective actions ⓘ refer potential criminal violations to the Department of Justice ⓘ
goal	deter misconduct by federal employees and contractors ⓘ improve management of federal resources ⓘ recover misspent federal funds ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Inspector General Act Amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector General Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ various agency-specific statutes ⓘ
includes	agency-appointed Inspectors General ⓘ presidentially appointed Inspectors General ⓘ
memberOf	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfPositions	over 70 statutory Inspector General offices ⓘ
oversees	federal agency contracts and grants ⓘ federal agency operations ⓘ federal agency programs ⓘ
partOf	United States federal oversight system ⓘ
purpose	detect abuse in federal programs ⓘ detect fraud in federal programs ⓘ detect waste in federal programs ⓘ promote accountability in government programs ⓘ promote economy in government operations ⓘ promote effectiveness in government operations ⓘ promote efficiency in government operations ⓘ
relatedTo	Government Accountability Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of Special Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ
removalConstraint	presidentially appointed Inspectors General can be removed only by the President with notice to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ agency head ⓘ
standardFollowed	Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ professional investigative standards ⓘ

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Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act → monitoredBy → Inspectors General of federal agencies ⓘ