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B-183651 1 (1979-05-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjje0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L~l B-183651 The Honorable MaxBaucus United States Senate May 17, 1979 1Y 0ot jug Pwbj10 rn to Dear Senator 13aucuse, rThis is in response to your request that. we labql or designate the work-'f TInspectors General Iunder the Inspector General Act of 1970 (Aot)'(Pib,'L. Nci. 05-452, 02 Stat, 1101, October 12, 1978), as inter- nal audits to the e,tent possible, You alio ask that reports by the Inspectors ceneral in the area of criminal investigation be labeled as reports within the jurisdiction and oversight of Congress and its over- sight organlzgttonn. thortyp ategote Inspectors' General iorkj products as intornal au1dits oi'byany other label. Activities of the Inspectors General are indepelident of this Office, except that these newly created offices must comply With General Accounting Office (GAO) audit standards and must coordinate and cooperate with us, Sec- tions 4(b), (c). The Inspoctor, eneral are ,exccut o branch officials, creates reporting reqcuirements to the Congress, Once thm General have compl ed with these, acces by the Congress information in the h'i4ds of the Inspoctor , in oui. view, ins the same considerations which govern Congress' access to executive branch information. TheAct Inspectors to specific governed by any other As we read thd Aci' determinations as tO what activities:6umount to internal audits must bomade based upon the nature of the activities themselves. Accordingly, we do riot believe it would be appropriate for this Office to attempt to designate 'the nature of the work product of the Inspectors General, , Further, there is an important distinction bvtween investigations and audits, which is recognized in the Act; Whle an investigation may develop as a result of an adit,- thti two activitiesi are conducted for different purposes and shotucd be kept distinct. The overall obje.ftive of an audit is to bring aboutIniprovepients in the management or con- duct of activities and programs. Investigations, on the other hand, are conducted when there are indications of unlawful or fraudulent behavior. / 50 3 54 7t (oIMPTrOLtXI:R GV ERA, OF TE UIII'EO SrTAITES w4.Sr!INITON, LI.C. pul$ G A in / ej / , ,A . L a& 17c-

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