Office of Inspector General

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government oversight body office of inspector general

The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. 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 (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor)	0
Inspector General is confirmed by the United States Senate	1
Office of Audit	1
Office of Evaluation and Inspections	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government oversight body ⓘ office of inspector general ⓘ
activity	conducts financial audits ⓘ conducts investigative operations ⓘ conducts performance audits ⓘ issues audit reports ⓘ issues investigative reports ⓘ makes recommendations to improve effectiveness of Department of Labor programs ⓘ makes recommendations to improve efficiency of Department of Labor programs ⓘ refers cases for civil or administrative action when appropriate ⓘ refers cases for criminal prosecution when appropriate ⓘ
appointmentProcess	Inspector General is appointed by the President of the United States ⓘ Office of Inspector General self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Inspector General is confirmed by the United States Senate
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusArea	employment and training programs ⓘ labor statistics programs ⓘ pension and welfare benefit programs ⓘ unemployment insurance programs ⓘ worker protection programs ⓘ
goal	to promote economy in Department of Labor programs ⓘ to promote effectiveness in Department of Labor programs ⓘ to promote efficiency in Department of Labor programs ⓘ to promote integrity in Department of Labor programs ⓘ
hasDivision	Office of Inspector General self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Audit Office of Investigations ⓘ Office of Management and Policy ⓘ
hasQuality	independent ⓘ nonpartisan ⓘ
headedBy	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 government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis	Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
memberOf	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency ⓘ
oversightOf	operations of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ programs of the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Labor ⓘ
publishes	semiannual reports to Congress ⓘ
purpose	to conduct audits of Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ to conduct investigations related to Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ to prevent abuse in Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ to prevent fraud in Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ to prevent waste in Department of Labor programs and operations ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Labor United States Congress ⓘ
website	https://www.oig.dol.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Office of Inspector General → appointmentProcess → Office of Inspector General self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Inspector General is confirmed by the United States Senate

Office of Inspector General → hasDivision → Office of Inspector General self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Office of Audit

Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor → hasDivision → Office of Inspector General ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Evaluation and Inspections

United States Department of Labor → hasOffice → Office of Inspector General ⓘ