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Inspectors General: Staff Resources of VA's Office of Inspector General

AFMD-90-6 Published: Apr 13, 1990. Publicly Released: May 04, 1990.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Office of Inspector General's (OIG): (1) use of its current staff; (2) planned use of 40 additional staff members; and (3) plans to request further staff increases.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Other To better identify VA OIG staffing requirements, the Inspector General should establish priorities in the OIG work-load assessment and consider the effect of those priorities and its new audit approach on future staffing needs.
Closed – Implemented
VA OIG completed its Workload and Staffing Assessment, which includes priorities for audits and investigations, a description of the audit universe, and the required staffing levels to address the planned efforts.

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Audit oversightAuditing proceduresAuditing standardsStaff utilizationInspectors generalInternal auditsInternal controlsPrioritizingStatutory lawVeterans benefits