The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health,safety,and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979,it was called the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW).
In the United States,Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to many federal executive departments,independent federal agencies,as well as state and local governments. Each office includes an inspector general and employees charged with identifying,auditing,and investigating fraud,waste,abuse,embezzlement and mismanagement of any kind within the executive department.
Stuart W. Bowen Jr.,is an American lawyer who served as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) from October 2004 to October 2013. He previously served as the Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA-IG),a position to which he was appointed in January 2004. Mr. Bowen's mission includes ensuring effective oversight of the $63 billion appropriated for Iraq's relief and reconstruction.
The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) was created by Public Law 104–208,passed by Congress in 1996. The inspector general of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is appointed by the presidentially appointed governors on the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and reports to them. The term of the inspector general is a maximum of seven years. To ensure accountability,the inspector general keeps Congress,the governors,and Postal Service management informed of the office's work and alerted to potential areas where the Postal Service could be more economical and efficient.
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of State (OIG) is an independent office within the U.S. Department of State with a primary responsibility to prevent and detect waste,fraud,abuse,and mismanagement. OIG inspects more than 270 embassies,diplomatic posts,and international broadcasting installations throughout the world to determine whether policy goals are being achieved and whether the interests of the United States are being represented and advanced effectively.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was established along with the Department of Homeland Security itself in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act. Its website describes its mission as "supervis[ing] independent audits,investigations,and inspections of the programs and operations of DHS,and recommends ways for DHS to carry out its responsibilities in the most effective,efficient,and economical manner possible."
Glenn Alan Fine is the former principal deputy Inspector General of the Department of Defense and former Acting IG of the Department of Defense. Fine previously served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2000 until January 2011. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15,2000. Prior to his appointment as the DOJ Inspector General,Fine served as Special Counsel to the DOJ Inspector General from January 1995 until 1996,when he was made Director of the OIG's Special Investigations and Review Unit.
The U.S.Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General for the Department of Transportation,like the Inspectors General of other federal departments and agencies,is charged with monitoring and auditing department programs to combat waste,fraud,and abuse.
The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole.
The Office of Inspector General of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the independent overseer of the organisation. Since 2021,the office has been held by Robin Ashton. The first inspector general was appointed in 1952.
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General is an independent,objective agency that provides oversight related to the programs and operations of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoD IG was created in 1982 as an amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for oversight of the United States Department of Health and Human Service's approximately $2.4 trillion portfolio of programs. Approximately 1,650 auditors,investigators,and evaluators,supplemented by staff with expertise in law,technology,cybersecurity,data analytics,statistics,medicine,economics,health policy,and management and administration. Based on Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey scores,OIG has been ranked the best place to work in HHS for 5 consecutive years by the Partnership for Public Service.
Daniel Ronald Levinson is an American attorney who served as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from September 8,2004,to May 31,2019. HHS is among the largest departments in the federal government,encompassing Medicare,Medicaid,public health,medical research,food and drug safety,welfare,child and family services,disease prevention,Indian health,and mental health services. It also exercises leadership responsibilities in public health emergency preparedness and combating bio-terrorism.
Gerald Walpin was an American lawyer and author. He served as the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) from January 2007 until June 2009,when he was removed by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Brett P. Giroir is an American pediatrician. He was formerly the U.S. assistant secretary for health,a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and an acting Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
Christi A. Grimm is an American government official who has served as the Inspector General in the United States Department of Health and Human Services since February 2022.
In April and May 2020,United States President Donald Trump dismissed the inspectors general (IGs) of five cabinet departments in the space of six weeks. The inspectors general removed were Michael K. Atkinson,Intelligence,on April 3;Glenn Fine (acting),Defense,April 7;Christi Grimm (acting),Health and Human Services,May 1;Mitch Behm (acting),Transportation,May 15;and Steve Linick,State,May 15. In four of the cases the announcement was made late on a Friday night in a classic Friday news dump. In several cases the fired IGs had taken an action which Trump disliked,so that the dismissals were widely described as retaliation. In two other cases,questions were raised about whether the dismissals related to ongoing IG investigations into the conduct of the cabinet secretary in charge of that department. The cumulative firings were often described as a "purge" or as a "war on watchdogs".
The U.S.Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General for the Department of Commerce is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste,fraud,and abuse.
