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Inspectors General: Limitations of IG Oversight at the Department of State

GAO-08-135T Published: Oct 31, 2007. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2007.
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GAO was asked to provide testimony about the effectiveness and reliability of the State Department's Office of Inspector General (State IG). We focused on the independence of the State IG, the use of inspections instead of audits to provide oversight of the department, and the effectiveness of the IG's investigative function. The testimony is based primarily on our March 2007 report, Inspectors General: Activities of the Department of State Office of Inspector General (GAO-07-138).

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