Federal Inspectors General

Author : Charles A. Johnson,Kathryn E. Newcomer
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815737780

Get Book

U.S. Inspectors General by Charles A. Johnson,Kathryn E. Newcomer Pdf

A 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title How officials reporting to both executive officials and congressional representatives work to keep the government honest, efficient, and effective. Inspectors general are important players in the federal government, and their work often draws considerable public attention when one of them uncovers serious misdeeds or mismanagement that make the headlines. This book by two experts in public policy provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of how inspectors general have operated in the four decades since Congress established the offices to investigate waste, fraud, and mismanagement at federal agencies and to promote efficiency and effectiveness in government programs. Unique among federal officials, inspectors general are independent of the agencies they monitor, and they report to the executive and legislative branches of government. One key factor in their independence is that they are expected to be non-partisan and carry out their work without regard to partisan interests. The authors of U.S. Inspectors General: Truth Tellers in Turbulent Times emphasize the “strategic environment” in which inspectors general work and interact with a variety of stakeholders, inside and outside the government. Their new book is based on in-depth case studies, a survey of inspectors general, and a review of public documents related to the work of inspectors general. It will be of interest to scholars and students of public policy and public management, journalists, and ordinary citizens interested in how the government works—or doesn’t work—on their behalf.

Author : Paul Charles Light
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815752555

Get Book

Monitoring Government by Paul Charles Light Pdf

This volume offers the first systematic evaluation of the offices of inspector general (OIG) and examines the government-wide investment in the OIGs concept. Despite their increasingly prominent, often controversial, role in the internal oversight of government, very little is known about their institutional or operational problems.

Author : Nadia Hilliard
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780700623983

Get Book

The Accountability State by Nadia Hilliard Pdf

Public accountability is critical to a democracy. But as government becomes ever more complex, with bureaucracy growing ever deeper and wider, how can these multiplying numbers of unelected bureaucrats be held accountable? The answer, more often than not, comes in the form of inspectors general, monitors largely independent of the management of the agencies to which they are attached. How, and whether, this system works in America is what Nadia Hilliard investigates in The Accountability State. Exploring the significance of our current collective obsession with accountability, her book helpfully shifts the issue from the technical domain of public administration to the context of American political development. Inspectors general, though longtime fixtures of government and the military, first came into prominence in the United States in the 1970s in the wake of evidence of wrongdoing in the Nixon administration. Their number and importance has only increased in tandem with concerns about abuses of power and simple inefficiency in expanding government agencies. Some of the IGs Hilliard examines serve agencies chiefly vulnerable to fraud and waste, while others, such as national security IGs, monitor the management of potentially rights-threatening activities. By some conventional measures, IGs are largely successful, whether in savings, prosecutions, suspensions, disbarments, or exposure of legally or ethically questionable activities. However, her work reveals that these measures fail to do justice to the range of effects that IGs can have on American democracy, and offers a new framework with which to evaluate and understand them. Within her larger study, Hilliard looks specifically at inspectors general in the US Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security and asks why their effectiveness varies as much as it does, with the IGs at Justice and Homeland Security proving far more successful than the IG at State.

Author : Emmett Cruz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : LAW
ISBN : 1634855256

Get Book

Federal Inspectors General by Emmett Cruz Pdf

Federal inspectors general (IGs) are authorized to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within their affiliated federal entities. To execute their missions, offices of inspector general (OIGs) conduct and publish audits and investigations--among other duties. Two major enactments--the Inspector General Act of 1978 and its amendments of 1988 --established federal IGs as permanent, nonpartisan, and independent offices in more than 70 federal agencies. OIGs serve to assist Congress in overseeing executive branch--and a few legislative branch--agencies. They provide recommendations and findings to their affiliated agency head and to Congress that may save the government millions of dollars per year. As a result, Congress may have an interest in ensuring that federal OIGs have the appropriate authorities and access to information they need to perform their investigations, audits, and evaluations. Concurrently, Congress has a responsibility to protect some records and information, such as national security information or information about an ongoing criminal investigation, from improper release. This book provides background on the statutory creation of federal OIGs and provides historical context for contemporary debates about the strengths and limitations of the offices. Furthermore, this book provides context on the role of the Integrity Committee (IC) in investigating allegations of wrongdoing made against employees of the IG community. The book provides analysis of congressional proposals seeking to amend and improve the IC's operations, and includes additional potential policy options for improvement of oversight of the IG community.

Author : Paul C. Light
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815717829

Get Book

Monitoring Government by Paul C. Light Pdf

Until the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal in 1989, the public knew little about federal inspectors general (IGs). Suddenly, Congress, the press, and the public were seeking answers to a scandal that challenged the role of the IGs in ensuring government accountability. Within days, the IGs were front-page news, and greater emphasis was placed on fraud, waste, and abuse as a measure of whether government could be held accountable. Monitoring Government offers the first systematic evaluation of the offices of inspector general OIGs and examines the government-wide investment in the IG concept. Despite their increasingly prominent, often controversial, role in the internal oversight of government, very little is known about their institutional or operational problems. To some in the executive branch, OIGs exercise too much discretion at the expense of executive control. To others in Congress, they do not have enough autonomy and responsibility. Overall the question is not only how the OIGs have functioned, but also what role they soundly play in our system of separation of powers. Paul Light begins with a brief history of the IG concept, from the passage of the 1978 IG Act to the changes in mission with new administrations. He explains the different approaches to accountability, discusses the nature of monitoring the political incentives surrounding findings and recommendations made by IGs, and looks at the dominance of compliance monitoring as the front line against fraud, waste, and abuse. The book addresses a number of specific issues regarding the policing of government. Using detailed interviews with past IGs and senior-level officials across government, as well as a case study of the Housing and Urban Development scandal, Lights examines a series of specific operational issues. Envisioning a broader role for the IG in the future, he offers recommendations to strengthen the search for accountability.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112033944650

Get Book

Inspectors General by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : UCR:31210024928945

Get Book

Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 by United States Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1229492551

Get Book

Federal Inspectors General An Historical Perspective by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105130084051

Get Book

The Journal of Public Inquiry by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721053603

Get Book

Federal Inspectors General by United States Accounting Office (GAO) Pdf

Federal Inspectors General: An Historical Perspective

Author : Ira Chaleff
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605092744

Get Book

The Courageous Follower by Ira Chaleff Pdf

For every leader there are dozens of followers working closely with them. This updated third edition speaks to those followers and gives them the insights and tools for being effective partners with their leaders.

Author : Jackson W. Hufnagle
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0788181009

Get Book

Inspectors General by Jackson W. Hufnagle Pdf

The work of Inspector Generals (IGs) for governmental organizations covers a broad spectrum of agency programs and operations. This report surveys the IGs to obtain: information on their organizational structure, staffing, and workload; and their views on current policy issues affecting them. Questionnaires were sent to the 57 statutorily established IGs. Information is provided that relates to the IGs' budget obligations, number and classification of staff by occupational job series, career background and years of experience of the current IGs, and techniques used by IGs to help ensure the quality of the work.

Author : David A. Clary,Joseph W. A. Whitehorne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Military inspectors general
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030028590539

Get Book

The Inspectors General of the United States Army, 1777-1903 by David A. Clary,Joseph W. A. Whitehorne Pdf

A study of the establishment of inspection practices in the United States Army told chronologically, in large part through the experiences of officers assigned to the inspection service. The record of the inspectorate illustrates those daily concerns that influenced the institutional development of the Inspector General Corps as a whole.

Author : Frederick D. Wolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : OCLC:21566014

Get Book

Ten-year Perspective on Federal Inspectors General by Frederick D. Wolf Pdf

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309379519

Get Book

Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century Pdf

Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and fundamental discoveries that enhance our lives and the lives of others around the world. These institutions help to create an educated citizenry capable of making informed and crucial choices as participants in a democratic society. However many are concerned that the unintended cumulative effect of federal regulations undercuts the productivity of the research enterprise and diminishes the return on the federal investment in research. Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research reviews the regulatory framework as it currently exists, considers specific regulations that have placed undue and often unanticipated burdens on the research enterprise, and reassesses the process by which these regulations are created, reviewed, and retired. This review is critical to strengthen the partnership between the federal government and research institutions, to maximize the creation of new knowledge and products, to provide for the effective training and education of the next generation of scholars and workers, and to optimize the return on the federal investment in research for the benefit of the American people.