Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023
Fast Facts
GAO's Office of Inspector General provides meaningful oversight by independently conducting audits, evaluations, and other reviews and investigating suspected fraud and other problems at GAO.
In this report to Congress, we describe our oversight work relating to the administration of GAO programs and operations during the second half of fiscal year 2023. Notably, we issued one audit recommending that GAO strengthen its oversight of IT assets and three reports of investigation. We also closed eight investigations.
Further, we continued to pursue amendments to our legislation to improve transparency and enhance our independence.
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Highlights
This is a publication by GAO's Inspector General that concerns internal GAO operations. This report was submitted to the Comptroller General in accordance with Section 5 of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2008. The report summarizes the activities of GAO's Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the 6-month reporting period ending September 30, 2023. During the reporting period, the OIG continued to pursue amendments to GAO OIG's enacting legislation to improve transparency and enhance independence by providing parity with other federal Inspectors General.
During this reporting period, the OIG issued one performance audit and continued work on two additional performance audits. In addition, the OIG closed eight investigations, opened 13 new investigations, and issued three reports of investigation. Further, the OIG processed 44 substantive hotline complaints, many of which were referred to other OIGs for action because the matters involved were within their jurisdictions.
The OIG remained active in the GAO and OIG communities by briefing new GAO employees on its audit and investigative missions, briefing GAO teams on the work of the GAO OIG, and participating in Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency committees and working groups.
For more information, contact Tonya R. Ford at (202) 512-5748 or oig@gao.gov.