U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General

United States Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Incumbent Duane Townsend Acting   since July 7, 2025
United States Department of Commerce
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Formation	1978
First holder	Guy W. Chamberlin Jr.
Website	www.oig.doc.gov

The U.S.Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOCOIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. ^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Commerce is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. ^[1]

History of Inspectors General

Inspector General [2]	Date Started [2]
Duane Townsend (Acting)	July 7, 2025
Rodrick Anderson(Acting)	January 24, 2025		May 31, 2024 [3]
Jill Baisinger (Acting)	May 31, 2024
Roderick Anderson (Acting)	January 5, 2024
Peggy E. Gustafson	January 9, 2017
C. Morgan Kim (Acting)	June 4, 2015
Todd Zinser	December 26, 2007
Elizabeth Barlow (Acting)	June 7, 2007
Johnnie E. Frazier	July 20, 1999
Johnnie E. Frazier (Acting)	January 7, 1998
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge	April 18, 1988
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge (Acting)	April 21, 1987
Sherman M. Funk	October 2, 1981
Frederic A. Heim Jr. (Acting) [4]	January 21, 1981
Mary Bass	July 9, 1979
Guy W. Chamberlin Jr. (Acting) [5]	October 1978

References

1. "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
2. "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
3. "Biden to replace embattled acting Commerce IG". Government Executive. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
4. As AIG/Audit was next in succession when President Reagan removed all IGs.
5. While Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, functioned as Acting IG until Mary Bass was sworn in.