Inspector General Act of 1978

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The Inspector General Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that created independent Offices of Inspector General across government agencies to combat waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and accountability.

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Generate an image of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (The Inspector General Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that created independent Offices of Inspector General across government agencies to combat waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and accountability.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
statute ⓘ
amendedBy Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 ⓘ
appliesTo executive branch agencies ⓘ
major federal departments and agencies ⓘ
classification public law of the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Office of Inspector General ⓘ
defines authority of inspectors general ⓘ
duties of inspectors general ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes statutory inspectors general ⓘ
grants access to agency records for inspectors general ⓘ
subpoena power to inspectors general ⓘ
influenced development of inspector general offices in additional agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
government ethics ⓘ
public administration law ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Jimmy Carter ⓘ
providesFor appointment of inspectors general ⓘ
removal of inspectors general ⓘ
purpose to combat abuse in federal programs ⓘ
to combat fraud in federal programs ⓘ
to combat waste in federal programs ⓘ
to create independent Offices of Inspector General in federal agencies ⓘ
to promote accountability in federal agencies ⓘ
to promote economy in federal operations ⓘ
to promote effectiveness in federal operations ⓘ
to promote efficiency in federal operations ⓘ
regulates relationship between inspectors general and agency heads ⓘ
relatedTo Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency ⓘ
federal audit standards ⓘ
requires independence of inspectors general ⓘ
inspectors general to conduct audits ⓘ
inspectors general to conduct investigations ⓘ
inspectors general to keep agency heads and Congress informed ⓘ
inspectors general to prevent and detect fraud and abuse ⓘ
inspectors general to promote economy and efficiency ⓘ
semiannual reports to Congress by inspectors general ⓘ
sector public sector oversight ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subject anti-fraud measures ⓘ
government oversight ⓘ
internal audit ⓘ
public accountability ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of Inspector General
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of Inspector General
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of Inspector General
Office of Inspector General → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1976 ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of the Inspector General
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → legalBasis → Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of the Inspector General
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Inspector General of USAID → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Inspector General Act of 1978 → amendedBy → Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 ⓘ
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Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Labor) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Office of Investigations (DOL OIG) → legalAuthority → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
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TIGTA → legalAuthority → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Interior → legalBasis → Inspector General Act Amendments ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Inspector General (NASA) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Department of Defense Inspector General → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Department of Defense Inspector General → legalBasis → Inspector General Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ
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Office of Audit → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Office of Audit → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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IC IG → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Inspections and Evaluations Division → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Investigations Division → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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DOI OIG → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
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Office of Audits (NASA OIG) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Office of Investigations (NASA OIG) → legalAuthority → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
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Office of Counsel (NASA OIG) → governedBy → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Office of Inspector General of USDA → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Government Publishing Office Inspector General → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspector General of the Department of Defense → createdBy → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Inspector General of the Department of Defense → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
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Office of Auditing → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
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Office of Investigations → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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Office of Intelligence and Special Program Assessments → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
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DHS Office of Inspector General → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspectors General of federal agencies → hasLegalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Inspectors General of federal agencies → hasLegalBasis → Inspector General Act Amendments ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
OCIG → legalAuthority → Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
Office of Inspector General (FDIC) → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of Inspector General
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Evaluation and Inspections → legalBasis → Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation → legalBasis → Inspector General Act Amendments ⓘ
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978