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In the United States, Office of Inspector General ( OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to many federal executive departments, independent federal agencies, as well as state and local governments.
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In the United States, an inspector general leads an...
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Website. oig .justice .gov. The Office of the Inspector General ( OIG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for conducting nearly all of the investigations of DOJ employees and programs. The office has several hundred employees, reporting to the Inspector General.
- The Honorable, Mr. Inspector General
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Meet the Inspector General. Michael E. Horowitz was sworn in as the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 16, 2012, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Mr. Horowitz was previously confirmed by the Senate in 2003 to serve a six-year term as a Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
On April 14, 1989, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was created in the Department of Justice (Department) by amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978. OIG’s mission is to promote the rule of law through objective, independent oversight of the Department.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is a statutorily created independent entity whose mission is to detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct in the Department of Justice, and to promote economy and efficiency in the Department’s operations.
History. The Inspector General Act was signed into law in 1978, establishing the first 12 presidentially appointed Inspectors General in federal agencies. There are now more than 70 statutory IGs, both presidentially appointed and appointed by agency heads. Collectively, they oversee the operations of nearly all aspects of federal government.
