Examination of the Effectiveness of Statutory Offices of Inspector General

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed 15 statutory offices of inspectors general to identify those operational and managerial problems that had an adverse impact on inspectors general activities and that reduced the ability of inspectors general to achieve their legislated mandates. GAO emphasized identifying problem areas that affected the inspector general concept as a governmentwide approach to detecting fraud, abuse, waste, and mismanagement.