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Authorities
The USITC OIG receives its legal authority from the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (Inspector General Act). The Inspector General Act of 1978 established the first 12 presidentially appointed Inspectors General in federal agencies. Today there are 75 statutory IGs, both presidentially appointed and appointed by agency heads. The U.S. International Trade Commission office of inspector general was established in 1989 by amendments to the Inspector General Act. The USITC appointed its first Senior Executive Service-level IG in 2010.
- Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended by the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988
- Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110-409
- Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016, Public Law 114-217
- Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022
Professional standards
- U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book)
- U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book)
- Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency’s Quality Standards for Federal Offices of Inspector General (Silver Book)
- Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency’s Quality Standards for Investigations
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The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) was established by law as an independent entity by the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. CIGIE’s mission is to address integrity, economy and effectiveness issues that transcend individual government agencies and to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the offices of Inspectors General.
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Oversight.gov is a publicly accessible, searchable website containing the latest public reports from all Inspectors General who are members of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).