Front Office
The Front Office consists of a presidentially nominated Inspector General (vacant), a Deputy Inspector General, a Senior Advisor, and support staff. It focuses on leadership and operational planning, congressional relations, and coordinating organization-wide rigorous oversight of America’s most prominent foreign assistance programs. It also maintains valuable relationships with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Congress, and the administration to prevent and deter fraud and corruption in foreign assistance programming, while identifying necessary reforms to combat corruption, abuse, and diversion of taxpayer-funded aid to terrorist organizations.
Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations
The Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations conducts performance audits and other oversight which evaluate program effectiveness, economy and efficiency, internal control, and compliance. The office conducts program and management system audits as well as financial statement audits required under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. Our auditors also review audits related to the financial accountability of grantees and contractors.
Office of Investigations
The Office of Investigations conducts worldwide investigations into allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative violations. The office pursues allegations of abuses in agency programs and activities, as well as other violations of law or misconduct by those involved in these programs. The Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) unit—responsible for statutorily mandated quarterly reporting to Congress on Operation Atlantic Resolve, Operation Enduring Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve—also sits under the Office of Investigations.
Office of General Counsel
The Office of General Counsel provides independent legal support to each of OIG’s divisions and represents the OIG in administrative litigation. This office also manages OIG’s Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Whistleblower Protection Act programs.
Office of Management and Communications & Innovation
As part of our broader optimization strategy, OIG formally merged its Office of Communications and Innovation with its Office of Management. The newly realigned office now oversees human resources, budget, information technology, facilities, procurement, strategic communications, and organizational development—striving to ensure efficiency and accountability across OIG.
Overseas Offices
OIG conducts audit and investigative activities in roughly 100 countries around the world. To support these activities, OIG has offices in the following locations:
- Washington, DC
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- San Salvador, El Salvador