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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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
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
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
subject linked to: Office of Investigations
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
TIGTA legalAuthority Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
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
subject linked to: Office of Inspector General
Department of Defense Inspector General legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978
Department of Defense Inspector General legalBasis Inspector General Act Amendments of 1982
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Audit legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Audit legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Office of Investigations usesAuthorityFrom Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
IC IG legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Inspections and Evaluations Division legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
Investigations Division legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978 as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978
DOI OIG legalBasis Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended
linked to: Inspector General Act of 1978