United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-10-31 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-135T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T P0b002ee18039fb80 f:d08135t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T GAO-08-135T Audit oversight Audit reports Auditing standards Information technology Inspection Inspectors general Internal audits Internal controls Investigations by federal agencies Quality control Reporting requirements Standards Policies and procedures Testimony A77870 GAO was asked to provide testimony about the effectiveness and reliability of the State Department's Office of Inspector General (State IG). We focused on the independence of the State IG, the use of inspections instead of audits to provide oversight of the department, and the effectiveness of the IG's investigative function. The testimony is based primarily on our March 2007 report, Inspectors General: Activities of the Department of State Office of Inspector General (GAO-07-138). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T.pdf GAO-08-135T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-135T Testimony GAO-08-135T; Inspectors General: Limitations of IG Oversight at the Department of State; Audit oversight Audit reports Auditing standards Information technology Inspection Inspectors general Internal audits Internal controls Investigations by federal agencies Quality control Reporting requirements Standards Policies and procedures Volume 114 Page 2537 114 Stat. 2537 Public Law 106-531