Inspector general

The mission of FCA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to be an agent of positive change, striving for continual improvement in FCA’s management and program operations.

OIG has the following responsibilities:

• To conduct audits, inspections, evaluations, and investigations relating to agency programs and operations
• To review proposed legislation and regulations
• To inform both the FCA board and the Congress when it discovers fraud or any other serious problems
• To recommend policies for promoting economy and efficiency, and for preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the agency’s programs and operations
• To recommend corrective actions and to report on progress made in implementing these corrective actions
• To refer criminal matters to appropriate agencies, including the Department of Justice, for prosecution

By statute, OIG is entitled to unfiltered access to all FCA records. The FCA board has reinforced this authority, stating that OIG has open access to all documents, databases, and meetings. OIG also has the authority to issue subpoenas to obtain documents from sources outside the federal government.