Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025
Fast Facts
GAO's Office of Inspector General independently conducts reviews of GAO programs and operations and investigates potential violations of law or policy involving GAO employees, contractors, programs, and operations.
During the first half of fiscal year 2025, we issued one audit report and closed 13 investigations. In addition, Congress passed the GAO Inspector General Parity Act, which provides greater budget independence, ensures prior congressional notification of changes in the Inspector General's employment status, improves our ability to recruit and retain staff, and codifies changes to align with other Inspectors General.
Highlights
This report was submitted to the Comptroller General in accordance with Section 5 of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2008. The report summarizes the activities of GAO's Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the 6-month reporting period ending March 31, 2025.
During this reporting period, the OIG issued one audit report, closed 13 GAO related investigations, opened 12 new GAO related investigations, and processed 58 substantive hotline complaints. The OIG also initiated two performance audits, continued work on another performance audit, and worked on developing a manual to conduct inspections and evaluations.
In addition, in November 2024, Congress passed the GAO Inspector General Parity Act. This law provides greater budget independence, ensures prior congressional notification of changes in the Inspector General's employment status, improves our ability to recruit and retain staff, and codifies changes to align with other Inspectors General.
For more information, contact the OIG at oig@gao.gov.