Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)^[1] Office of Inspector General (OIG)^[2] operates under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.^[3] OIG is responsible for detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law and to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the operations of USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,^[4] the United States African Development Foundation,^[5] and the Inter-American Foundation.^[6] Upon request, OIG also provides oversight services to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.^[7]

The OIG fulfills these responsibilities by conducting audits, investigations, inspections, and other reviews. OIG accomplishments are reported in semiannual reports to the Congress^[8] as prescribed by the Inspector General Act. OIG’s published plans and reports,^[9] testimony,^[10] and press releases^[11] are available on its Web site.^[12]

OIG is organized into four operational units: Audit, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Investigations, and Management. It has nine overseas offices located in Baghdad, Iraq; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Islamabad, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; Manila, Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Inspector General Donald A. Gambatesa^[13] began his tenure on January 17, 2006.

References

1. ^ | www.usaid.gov
2. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig
3. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/IG_Act-with_Reform_Act_Booklet_March27.pdf
4. ^ | www.mcc.gov
5. ^ | www.adf.gov
6. ^ | www.iaf.gov
7. ^ | www.opic.gov
8. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/public/semiann/semiannual_recent.htm
9. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/public/public1.htm
10. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/whoweare/presentation_at_international_co1.htm
11. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/pressreleases.htm
12. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/
13. ^ | www.usaid.gov/oig/ig.htm