Inspector General Office, Interior Department

The Inspector General Act of 1978 authorized and established the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (OIG) as an independent and objective unit to help promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. The DOI OIG conducts fair, objective, and neutral audits, inspections, evaluations, investigations, and reviews. The DOI OIG reports its findings to DOI officials and Congress. In conducting its work, the DOI OIG acts with professionalism and integrity.

A component of Interior Department.