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Oversight in the 21st Century
New Challenges, New Thinking: Keeping Up with the Evolving Audit Landscape
Mid-America Intergovernmental Audit Forum/ Midwestern Intergovernmental Audit Forum Joint Meeting
Allison Lerner Inspector General, National Science Foundation Vice-Chair, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) December 6, 2018
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ABOUT THE INSPECTORS GENERAL
74 Federal IGs: Prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse Promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness Are non-partisan and independent of their agencies Are transparent and accountable
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IGs by the Numbers (FY 16) $45.1 billion = potential savings resulting from IGs’ work
$25.2 billion audit recs agreed to by management $19.9 billion investigative receivables and recoveries
$2.7 billion = aggregate IG budgets ($17 return on investment) 13,000 = number of IG employees 6474 = number of successful criminal and civil actions 5,019 = audit, inspection, and evaluation reports issued 40 = years and counting! 1 = place for all IG reports — Oversight.gov
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ABOUT THE INSPECTORS GENERAL
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)
Address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues
that transcend individual Federal agencies Aid in the establishment of a professional, well-
trained, and highly skilled OIG workforce
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INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS A problem for IGs and for government:
Reports and Results in Silos
73 separate OIG websites
No effective, authoritative aggregation of OIG reports and common data Examples: Sunlight Foundation
Recovery.gov
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INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS
CIGIE’S SOLUTION: A “one-stop shop” for IG reports, featuring:
Aggregated IG reports from across government Fully text searchable Up-to-the-minute data about IG results Full transparency about data definitions
and methodologies
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OVERSIGHT.GOV
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BUILDING OVERSIGHT.GOV “If you build it, they will come.”
To minimize obstacles to participation:
IGs control the content Leverage (only) common data Make it easy for IGs
To maximize future use: Stakeholder engagement throughout Public beta test Continue to solicit feedback and ideas
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OVERSIGHT.GOV SUCCESSES
Launched October 1, 2017 70 OIGs – 10,400 reports and counting:
FY 18: 2478 reports $32 billion+ potential savings 7900+ recommendations
30,000+ hits per month and growing
16,000 Twitter followers (@OversightGov)
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3 new OIGs participating since launch (DIA, NRO, and NSA)
Connecting OIGs during work planning
Positive feedback from Congress, media, and civil society
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OVERSIGHT.GOV SUCCESSES (Cont.)
OVERSIGHT.GOV— POSITIVE FEEDBACK
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October 3, 3017, Washington, DC
OVERSIGHT.GOV— POSITIVE FEEDBACK
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OVERSIGHT.GOV— PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS
Open recommendations database Cross-agency whistleblower hotline form Disaster Recovery page IG Vacancies dashboard OIG collaboration site
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OVERSIGHT.GOV— PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS (Cont.)
Hosted OIG websites
Open data
GAO integration
Advanced search (in BETA)
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OVERSIGHT.GOV—LIMITATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT
Unpredictable funding for CIGIE
Varying data definitions and business
practices across OIGs
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Computer Matching Act exemption, data analytics Cross-cutting OIG audits and reviews Cross-cutting investigations CIGIE Top Management Challenges Report
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IGs WORKING TOGETHER
CIGIE TOP CHALLENGES REPORT
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1. Information Technology Security and Management
2. Performance Management and Accountability
3. Human Capital Management 4. Financial Management 5. Procurement Management 6. Facilities Maintenance 7. Grant Management
Most frequently reported challenges among 61 IGs
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CIGIE TOP CHALLENGES REPORT
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CIGIE TOP CHALLENGES REPORT
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CIGIE TOP CHALLENGES REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE
The role of transparency
Sunlight = taxpayer savings
IGs learning from each other
IGs helping others fight fraud, waste abuse
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THE BIG PICTURE
IGs as a united public voice, advocating for independence, stronger oversight,
and greater accountability.
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Questions?
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1717 H Street, NW, Suite 825 Washington, DC 20006
(202) 292-2600
www.ignet.gov www.oversight.gov
@OversightGov
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