Inspectors General: Action Needed to Strengthen OIGs at Designated Federal Entities
AIMD-94-39
Published: Nov 30, 1993. Publicly Released: Dec 30, 1993.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on 34 designated federal entities' (DFE) Offices of Inspectors General (OIG), focusing on OIG: (1) progress in implementing inspector general (IG) legislation; and (2) ability to ensure audit coverage of DFE programs and operations.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Government-Wide | To improve the effectiveness of the OIG at the designated federal entities, the Inspectors General at those entities should develop strategic plans which assess their respective entities' risks and problems, describe the strategies for resolving the risks and problems, detail the OIG resources required and available to implement their strategies, and provide performance measures to evaluate their progress. |
Closed – Implemented
15 of 34 IGs now have strategic plans. These plans allow the IGs to better assess risks, prioritize their work, select audit strategies, justify required resources, and identify desired outcomes and timeframes. The remaining IGs will complete their strategic plans by the end of fiscal year 1996.
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| Government-Wide | To improve the effectiveness of the OIG at the designated federal entities, the Inspectors General at those entities should prepare their strategic plans for a 5-year period and update them at least every 3 years. |
Closed – Implemented
15 of 34 IGs now have strategic plans. The plans generally cover 3 to 5 years.
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| Government-Wide | To improve the effectiveness of the OIG at the designated federal entities, the Inspectors General at those entities should report their strategic plans and updates to their entity heads, OMB, and Congress in the first semiannual report issued in each fiscal year. |
Closed – Implemented
Not all IGs who have completed strategic plans have included the plans in semiannual reports to Congress.
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Auditing proceduresFederal agency reorganizationInspectors generalInternal auditorsInternal auditsInternal controlsInvestigations by federal agenciesStaff utilizationDesignated federal entitiesFarm credit