United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Office of Special Investigations author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-10-15 monographic deposited born digital 30 p. GA 1.13:OSI-97-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1 P0b002ee18037d12f f:os97001 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1 OSI-97-1 Accountability Fraud Internal controls Inspectors General Conflict of interest Ethical conduct Administrative remedies Investigations by federal agencies Internal audits Letter Report OSI Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the handling of allegations of misconduct made against senior officials between 1990 and 1995 at the 28 Offices of Inspector General (OIG), focusing on: (1) whether the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and OIG had policies and procedures for handling such allegations; (2) whether PCIE and OIG followed these policies and procedures in conducting investigations; and (3) the effect of Executive Order 12993 on the handling of such allegations.<p/>GAO found that: (1) PCIE and its Integrity Committee were generally effective in reviewing allegations against senior OIG officials and, by 1995, PCIE had resolved problems regarding its of lack of legal or investigative authority, minimal personnel resources, and incomplete recordkeeping and case-tracking processes; (2) from 1990 through 1995, PCIE had no formally adopted written policy or procedures for handling allegations against IG and Deputy IG, but PCIE did adhere to informal procedures for initiating both criminal and non-criminal investigations; (3) 14 of the 28 OIG reviewed had written procedures for handling allegations of wrongdoing, 12 had informal procedures, and 2 were developing written procedures; (4) of the allegations that resulted in investigations, most were conducted in a manner that met PCIE standards for due professional care, objectivity, and thoroughness; and (5) Executive Order 12993 increased PCIE legal and investigative authority while allowing IG, in certain cases, to decide what entity should investigate allegations against senior OIG officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1/html/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1/pdf/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1.pdf GAO/OSI-97-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-OSI-97-1 Letter Report GAO/OSI-97-1; Inspectors General: Handling of Allegations Against Senior OIG Officials; Accountability Fraud Internal controls Inspectors General Conflict of interest Ethical conduct Administrative remedies Investigations by federal agencies Internal audits Public Law 95-452 Public Law 101-193