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GAO-10-63R 1 (2009-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanpt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AGA 0 Accountabilty I Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 15, 2009 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Bart Gordon Chairman Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives The Honorable Brad Miller Chairman Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Subject: Integrity Committee's Process to Address Allegations of Wrongdoing by Inspectors General This report responds to your request that we review the activities of the Integrity Committee (Committee) of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE) used to address allegations of wrongdoing by federal statutory inspectors general (IGs). Executive Order No. 12993, Administrative Allegations Against Inspectors General, signed by the President on March 21, 1996, provided the Integrity Committee of the PCIE and ECIE with the authority to receive, review, and refer for investigation allegations of wrongdoing against IGs and certain staff members of the IG offices. At the time of our review there were statutory IG offices in 67 federal agencies, departments, and entities. The Executive Order provides the Committee this authority over IG staff members whose activities are known to the IG or when the allegation against the staff person is related to an allegation against the IG. The IG Reform Act of 2008 (Reform Act) superseded the Executive Order but maintains the functions of the Integrity Committee with additional authorities, reporting requirements, and responsibilities.' 1Pub. L. No. 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302 (Oct. 14, 2008). The Reform Act, among other things, established the Council of the Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), which replaced the PCIE and ECIE. The Integrity Committee is a part of CIGIE. GAO-10-63R Integrity Committee's Process

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