Formed | 1978 |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Parent agency | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Inspector General | Janet M. Sorensen [1] (Acting) |
Website | www |
The U.S.Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDAOIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [2] The Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. [2] A component of USDA-OIG, the Office of Investigations, conducts criminal investigations led by USDA-OIG Special Agents.
Inspector General [3] | Date started [3] |
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Janet M. Sorensen (Acting) | February 1, 2025 |
Phyllis Fong | December 2, 2002 |
Joyce Fleischman (Acting) | October 3, 2001 |
Roger C. Viadero | October 14, 1994 |
Leon Snead | August 1, 1990 |
Leon Snead (Acting) | December 26, 1988 |
Robert W. Beuley | August 11, 1986 |
John V. Graziano | July 31, 1981 |
Robert E. Magee (Acting) | January 27, 1981 |
Thomas R. McBride [note 1] | July 24, 1979 |
Thomas R. McBride [note 2] | October 25, 1977 |
Nathaniel E. Kossack [note 3] | May 1969 |
Lester P. Condon [note 4] | July 19, 1962 |