What We Do

Work Products

• Audit: Reviews compliance and controls of a program or process.
• Evaluation: Reviews of programs and operations against best practices and objective criteria to determine efficiency, effectiveness, and/or economies.
• Inspection: Reviews generally performed to determine compliance with a law or policy.
• Investigation: Reports on allegations of violation of policy or criminal statute. Subject names are included. These reports are sensitive and distribution is restricted.
• Management Advisory: Reports on specific gaps or weaknesses in internal controls observed during OIG work. These reports are a communication tool that may or may not contain recommendations which may or may not require AOC concurrence.
• Notice of Concern: Reports on specific safety or security issues observed during the course of OIG work and are provided to AOC management for immediate action they deem appropriate. These reports do not provide recommendations.
• Semiannual Report to Congress: Summation of all OIG products and figures reported to the AOC and Congress, issued twice per year.