United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General - wikipedia United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2015 ) USDOJ Office of the Inspector General Seal The Office of the Inspector General ( OIG ) for the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) is the Office of the Inspector General specific to the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for conducting nearly all of the investigations of DOJ employees and programs. The office has several hundred employees, reporting to the Inspector General. The present Inspector General is Michael E. Horowitz, who has held the post since 2012. The OIG conducts independent investigations, audits, inspections, and special reviews of United States Department of Justice personnel and programs to detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct, and to promote integrity, economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in Department of Justice operations. The OIG 's investigative jurisdiction includes all allegations of criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by DOJ employees, except for allegations of misconduct that `` relate to the exercise of the authority of an attorney to investigate litigate, or provide legal advice, '' which are referred to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility ( OPR ) unless the allegation concerns attorneys who work for OPR. Contents 1 Investigation related to 2016 election 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Investigation related to 2016 election Horowitz announced in January 2017 that the Inspector General 's office would examine evidence related to `` allegations of misconduct '' regarding the way FBI Director James B. Comey `` handled the probe of Hillary Clinton 's email practices '' and whether Justice Department employees leaked information improperly. The incoming Trump administration could dismiss Horowitz, and a new Attorney General could shut down the investigation. See also United States portal Law enforcement / Law enforcement topics portal List of United States federal law enforcement agencies References Jump up ^ About the DOJ OIG, About The Office. Jump up ^ 5 U.S.C. App. § 8E ( b ). Jump up ^ Matt Zapotosky ; Sari Horwitz. Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI. Washington Post, 12 Jan 2017. Jump up ^ Jeffrey Toobin. How Trump Could Kill the Investigation of James Comey 's Actions. The New Yorker, 12 Jan 2017 External links United States Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Department_of_Justice_Office_of_the_Inspector_General&oldid=816651238 '' Categories : United States Inspectors General United States Department of Justice Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2015 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 December 2017, at 19 : 30. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the ig of the justice department
Answer: Michael E. Horowitz