Office of Inspector General

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office of inspector general oversight body

The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation) 0
Office of Inspector General (Transportation) 1
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf office of inspector general ⓘ
oversight body ⓘ
aimsTo improve economy of transportation programs ⓘ
improve effectiveness of transportation programs ⓘ
improve efficiency of transportation programs ⓘ
improve integrity of transportation programs ⓘ
collaboratesWith United States Department of Justice ⓘ
other federal Offices of Inspector General ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
focusArea abuse in transportation programs ⓘ
fraud in transportation programs ⓘ
mismanagement in transportation programs ⓘ
waste in transportation programs ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States ⓘ
hasFunction recommend policy changes ⓘ
recommend program improvements ⓘ
refer cases for prosecution ⓘ
hasMandate detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse in DOT programs ⓘ
promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in DOT operations ⓘ
hasRole conducting audits ⓘ
conducting investigations ⓘ
preventing abuse ⓘ
preventing fraud ⓘ
preventing waste ⓘ
promoting efficiency ⓘ
promoting integrity ⓘ
independenceFrom United States Department of Transportation management ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
oversightOf operations of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
programs of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
oversightScope contracts administered by the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
financial assistance programs of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
grants administered by the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
publishes audit reports ⓘ
investigative reports ⓘ
semiannual reports to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo United States Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of Transportation

United States Congress ⓘ
sector transportation ⓘ
typeOfAudit financial audit ⓘ
performance audit ⓘ
typeOfInvestigation administrative investigation ⓘ
civil investigation ⓘ
criminal investigation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

California State Transportation Agency → oversees → Office of Inspector General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of Inspector General (Transportation)
SecDOT → oversees → Office of Inspector General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation → oversees → Office of Inspector General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of the Inspector General