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| why do oig investigations take so long: U.S. Inspectors General Charles A. Johnson, Kathryn E. Newcomer, 2019-12-03 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. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme H. David Kotz, 2010-03 Contents: (1) Results of the Invest.; (2) SEC Review of 2000 and 2001 Markopolos Complaints: (3) SEC 2004 OCIE Cause Exam. of Madoff; (4) SEC 2005 NERO Exam. of Madoff; (5) SEC 2006 Invest. of Markopolos Complaint; (6) Effect of Madoff¿s Stature and Reputation on SEC Exam.; (7) Allegations of Conflict of Interest from the Relationship between Eric Swanson and Shana Madoff; (8) Private Entities¿ Due Diligence Efforts Revealed Suspicious Activity about Madoff¿s Operations; (9) Potential Investors Relied upon the Fact That the SEC had Examined and Investigated Madoff in Making Decisions to Invest with Him; (10) Additional Complaints Received by the SEC re: Madoff; (11) Additional Exam. and Inspect. of Madoff¿s Firms by the SEC. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: United States Attorneys' Manual United States. Department of Justice, 1988 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: The Inspector General's Independent Report on the FBI's Use of National Security Letters United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, 2007 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: The Journal of Public Inquiry , 1997 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Misuse of Patriot Act powers : the Inspector General’s finding of improper use of the national security letters by the FBI : hearing , |
| why do oig investigations take so long: The Activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, 1998 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 United States, 2008 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Office of the Inspector General Report Michael E. Horowitz, Office of the Inspector General, 2019-12-09 This is a hard copy of the report from the Inspector General (released December 9th, 2019) regarding the review of four FISA applications and other aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation. A hardback version may be found by searching for ISBN 9781680923148. The Department of Justice (Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) undertook this review to examine certain actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department during an FBI investigation opened on July 31, 2016, known as Crossfire Hurricane, into whether individuals associated with the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign were coordinating, wittingly or unwittingly, with the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Our review included examining: - The decision to open Crossfire Hurricane and four individual cases on current and former members of the Trump campaign, George Papadopoulos, Carter Page, Paul Manafort, and Michael Flynn; the early investigative steps taken; and whether the openings and early steps complied with Department and FBI policies; - The FBI's relationship with Christopher Steele, whom the FBI considered to be a confidential human source (CHS); its receipt, use, and evaluation of election reports from Steele; and its decision to close Steele as an FBI CHS; - Four FBI applications filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in 2016 and 2017 to conduct Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) surveillance targeting Carter Page; and whether these applications complied with Department and FBI policies and satisfied the government's obligations to the FISC; - The interactions of Department attorney Bruce Ohr with Steele, the FBI, Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS, and the State Department; whether work Ohr's spouse performed for Fusion GPS implicated ethical rules applicable to Ohr; and Ohr's interactions with Department attorneys regarding the Manafort criminal case; and - The FBI's use of Undercover Employees (UCEs) and CHSs other than Steele in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation; whether the FBI placed any CHSs within the Trump campaign or tasked any CHSs to report on the Trump campaign; whether the use of CHSs and UCEs complied with Department and FBI policies; and the attendance of a Crossfire Hurricane supervisory agent at counterintelligence briefings given to the 2016 presidential candidates and certain campaign advisors. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: A Review of the Fbi's Performance in Deterring, Detecting, and Investigating the Espionage Activities of Robert Philip Hanssen CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Office of the Investigator General, 2018-07-07 A review of the FBI's performance in deterring, detecting, and investigating the espionage activities of Robert Philip Hanssen |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1993 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Examining Allegations of Corruption at the Export-Import Bank United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs, 2014 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Federal Register , 2013-10 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Semiannual Report of the Inspector General United States. Department of Commerce. Office of the Inspector General, 2007 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2017: Justification of the budget estimates: Office of Science and Technology Policy; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 2016 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 2007 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 United States, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 2011 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion Mark R. Weimar, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 2008 TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 623: Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion explores a methodological approach to examine and reliably quantify state motor fuel tax evasion rates and support agency efforts to reduce differences between total fuel tax liability and actual tax collections. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Fraud and Waste in Federal Government Programs United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform, 1999 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for 2013 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 2012 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Congressional Record United States. Congress, 1996 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Office of the Ombudsman at the Environmental Protection Agency United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works, 2004 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Inspector General's Oversight of the Department of State and Agency for International Development United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations, 1998 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Recent Inspector General Reports Concerning the FBI United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 2010 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Serious Mismanagement and Misconduct in the Treasury Department, Customs Service, and Other Federal Agencies and the Adequacy of Efforts to Hold Agency Officials Accountable United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, 1992 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Oversight of the Investigation of the NASA Inspector General United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences, 2008 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: United States of America Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress First Session Volume 159 - Part 13 , |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Masters of Corruption Mark Moyar, 2024-05-21 This book tells a remarkable true story of bureaucratic assassination during the Trump presidency, revealing in vivid detail how career federal employees thwarted President Trump’s efforts to drain the swamp. Mark Moyar, a senior political appointee at the US Agency for International Development, discovered evidence of corruption involving five career bureaucrats and reported it to agency officials in 2018. Senior bureaucrats orchestrated a sophisticated retaliatory plot, which began when a Special Operations general fraudulently accused Moyar of divulging classified information, and ended with the termination of Moyar’s employment. The bureau that Moyar had been on track to lead, with an annual budget exceeding $300 million, fell into the hands of one of his bureaucratic assassins. The leading perpetrator of the corruption exposed by Moyar subsequently escaped punishment by transferring to another federal agency. A multi-agency cover-up followed. Moyar sought help from three Offices of the Inspector General—the government’s main bulwarks against whistleblower retaliation—but all three conducted flimsy investigations that absolved the bureaucracy. When Senator Charles Grassley demanded that agency officials fill the gaps in the government’s story, he was met with lies and evasions. This suspense-filled drama provides an insider’s view of the federal bureaucracy’s corruption, its weaponization of bureaucratic procedures, and its failures to protect employees from retaliation. In telling his story, Moyar reveals how future administrations can drain the swamp and draws a roadmap for the restoration of integrity to the United States government. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 2015 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1997 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, 1996 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1997: Department of Transportation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, 1996 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Privacy Act Issuances ... Compilation , 1991 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Privacy Act Issuances ... Compilation United States. Office of the Federal Register, 1991 Contains systems of records maintained on individuals by Federal agencies which were published in the Federal Register and rules of each agency concerning the procedures the agency will use in helping individuals who request information about their records. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Privacy Act Issuances United States. Office of the Federal Register, 1991 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2011 , 2011 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Oversight of Investigative Practices of Inspectors General United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 1998 |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Genetic Witness Jay Aronson, 2007-10-11 When DNA profiling was first introduced into the American legal system in 1987, it was heralded as a technology that would revolutionize law enforcement. As an investigative tool, it has lived up to much of this hype—it is regularly used to track down unknown criminals, put murderers and rapists behind bars, and exonerate the innocent. Yet, this promise took ten turbulent years to be fulfilled. In Genetic Witness, Jay D. Aronson uncovers the dramatic early history of DNA profiling that has been obscured by the technique’s recent success. He demonstrates that robust quality control and quality assurance measures were initially nonexistent, interpretation of test results was based more on assumption than empirical evidence, and the technique was susceptible to error at every stage. Most of these issues came to light only through defense challenges to what prosecutors claimed to be an infallible technology. Although this process was fraught with controversy, inefficiency, and personal antagonism, the quality of DNA evidence improved dramatically as a result. Aronson argues, however, that the dream of a perfect identification technology remains unrealized. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Monitoring Government Paul C. Light, 2011-02-01 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. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Investigations of Allegations of Cheating on the FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DOIG) Exam Carol F. Ochoa, 2011-04 In Dec. 2008, the FBI implemented a new DIOG, which described the procedures its employees must follow when conducting domestic investigations. The FBI implemented comprehensive training on the DIOG for approx. 20,000 FBI agents, analysts, and technicians. These employees were required to complete 16.5 hours of live classroom-style training. Moreover, after taking this training, the employees had to take and pass a written, computerized 51-question exam concerning the DIOG. Because of the concerns that there may have been widespread assistance given during the exam, in January 2010 this investigation was begun related to the DIOG exam. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report. |
| why do oig investigations take so long: Oversight Review of the Treasury Department's Inspector General United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1998 |
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