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Overview

Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of the Inspector General is to (1) conduct and supervise audits and 

investigations of Treasury programs and operations; (2) provide leadership and coordination and 

recommend policies for activities designed to (a) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness 

in the administration of Treasury programs and operations, and (b) prevent and detect fraud, 

waste, and abuse in Treasury programs and operations; and (3) keep the Secretary and the 

Congress fully and currently informed about problems, abuses, and deficiencies in Treasury 

programs and operations.

Program Summary by Budget Activity

Dollars in Thousands

Appropriation FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2010 to FY 2012

Enacted Annualized

CR Level

Request $ Change % Change

 Audit $22,869 $22,869 $22,897 $28 0.1%

 Investigations $6,831 $6,831 $6,958 $127 1.9%

Total Appropriated Resources $29,700 $29,700 $29,855 $155 0.5%

Total FTE 172 172 172 - -

*Does not include the FY 2010 Supplemental (P.L. 111-212) $1.8 million rescission

FY 2012 Priorities

Ensure the effectiveness and integrity of Treasury programs: 

 Complete 100 percent of mandated audits on time, including requirements related to 

financial statements, information security, and failed financial institutions;

 To the extent resources are available after addressing mandated work, focus on programs 

of high risk, to include those that address the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

of 2009 (Recovery Act), the safety and soundness of the Nation’s financial markets, 

terrorist financing and money laundering, and capital investments;

 Investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, and employee misconduct; and

 Conduct proactive efforts to detect, deter, and investigate electronic crimes and threats to 

Treasury’s physical and cyber infrastructure. 
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Table of Contents

Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1

Mission Statement....................................................................................................................... 1

Program Summary by Budget Activity....................................................................................... 1

Section 1 – Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 3

1A – Description of Bureau Vision and Priorities ...................................................................... 3

1B – Program History and Future Outlook ................................................................................. 6

Section 2 – Budget Adjustments and Appropriation Language............................................... 7

2.1 – Budget Adjustments Table ................................................................................................. 7

2A – Budget Increases and Decreases Description..................................................................... 7

2.2 – Operating Levels Table ...................................................................................................... 8

2.3 – Appropriations Detail Table............................................................................................... 9

2B – Appropriations Language and Explanation of Changes..................................................... 9

2C – Legislative Proposals.......................................................................................................... 9

Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan ............................................................................... 10

3.1 – Budget by Strategic Outcome .......................................................................................... 10

Section 4 – Supporting Materials .............................................................................................. 14

4A – Human Capital Strategy Description................................................................................ 14

4.1 – Summary of IT Resources Table...................................................................................... 16

4B – Information Technology Strategy.................................................................................... 17
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Section 1 – Purpose

1A – Description of Bureau Vision and Priorities

The Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides independent oversight of the 

Department of the Treasury and all of its bureaus except the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and 

activities related to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The OIG has two mission 

offices: the Office of Audit and the Office of Investigations. 

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 President’s Budget request for the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 

will be used for critical audit and investigative resources. The OIG will continue to address its 

traditional mandates related to audits of (1) the Department’s financial statements, (2) the 

Department’s implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), 

and (3) failed national banks and thrift institutions regulated by Treasury. In addition to these 

traditional mandates, the OIG is also responsible for mandates related to the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, as 

discussed below.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires the Inspector 

General to (1) function as the Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight 

which includes periodic reporting on the Council’s audits and investigations along with views on 

regulatory matters, (2) monitor the transfer of functions of the Office of Thrift Supervision with 

periodic reporting to the Congress, and (3) perform reviews of systemically significant failed 

financial institutions that had been regulated by Treasury. The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

charges the OIG with overseeing the Small Business Lending Fund and the $1.5 billion State 

Small Business Credit Initiative. 

Furthermore, the July 2010 U.S. agreement with the European Union on the processing and 

transfer of financial messaging data for the purposes of the Department's Terrorist Finance 

Tracking Program specifically provides for the OIG’s oversight to ensure safeguards over 

sensitive information are followed.

With the resources available after mandated requirements are met, the OIG will conduct audits of 

the Department’s highest risk programs and operations. Four such programs or operations are 

discussed below. It should be noted that this list is not comprehensive and that risks change over 

time and circumstance.

Programs to Ensure the Safety and Soundness of the Nation’s Financial Markets – The wave of 

bank failures beginning in calendar year 2007 underscores the need for ongoing and proactive 

audit coverage. While mandated reviews of failed banks are a retrospective look at the quality of 

bank supervision, and are useful to identify and correct weaknesses in the supervisory process, 

OIG must also determine the effectiveness of regulators in addressing emerging financial risks 

prospectively and in real time. 

Programs to Promote Economic Recovery - The Recovery Act provided Treasury with over $20 

billion in non-IRS funding for low-income housing projects and specified energy properties for 

which the OIG must provide oversight. Additionally, the Community Development Financial 
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Institutions (CDFI) Fund received $100 million to supplement funding for qualified program 

applicants and an additional $3 billion in authority for the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) 

program. While the funds through the Recovery Act are available through FY 2010 and possibly 

beyond, oversight is necessary into future years. The OIG initiated work at Departmental Offices 

and the CDFI Fund to review controls over non-IRS Recovery Act funding. The OIG will 

continue this work and determine whether the funds were spent as intended. 

Another area that requires vigorous oversight by the OIG is Treasury’s responsibilities under the 

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). Under HERA, Treasury purchases 

senior preferred stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were placed into federal 

conservatorship in September 2008, as necessary to ensure they maintain a positive net worth. 

The maximum amount available to each entity was originally $100 billion. In May 2009 that 

amount was raised to $200 billion. In December 2009, the Department amended the agreements 

to replace the $200 billion per entity funding commitment cap with a formulaic cap. That 

formulaic cap will allow continued draws for 3 years at amounts that will automatically adjust 

upward quarterly by the cumulative amount of any losses realized by either entity and downward 

by the cumulative amount of any gains, but not below $200 billion. At the conclusion of the 3-

year period, the amount will become fixed and the remaining commitment will be available to be 

drawn per the terms of the agreements. As of September 30, 2010, Treasury’s payments to 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were $85.9 billion and $63.9 billion, respectively. Also under 

HERA, Treasury initiated a temporary program to purchase new mortgage backed securities 

issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That program expired on December 31, 2009. In total 

Treasury purchased approximately $225.5 billion in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage 

backed securities. Treasury continues to manage those securities.

Programs to Combat Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering – Treasury faces unique 

challenges in carrying out its responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and the USA 

Patriot Act to prevent and detect money laundering and terrorist financing. While FinCEN is the 

Treasury bureau responsible for administering BSA, it relies on other Treasury and non-Treasury 

agencies to enforce compliance with the Act’s requirements. Similarly, the Office of Foreign 

Assets Control (OFAC), the Treasury office responsible for administering U.S. foreign sanction 

programs, also relies on other Treasury and non-Treasury agencies to ensure compliance with 

OFAC requirements. Past audits and Congressional hearings have surfaced serious regulatory 

gaps in the detection of and/or timely enforcement action against financial institutions for BSA 

and OFAC violations. Moreover, with continued distress in many financial institutions both 

domestically and globally, there is an increased risk that compliance with BSA and OFAC 

requirements may have deteriorated even further. For these reasons, this will continue to be a 

major focus of the OIG’s audit program.

Treasury’s Management of Capital Investments – Treasury needs to ensure that the hundreds of 

millions of dollars being expended on large acquisitions of systems and other capital investments 

are properly managed. The Department’s record in this regard has been mixed, at best. It is 

critical the OIG continue its oversight of FinCEN’s BSA Information Technology Modernization 

program; the Department’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system development; and 

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In addition to audit responsibilities, upcoming investigative priorities for FY 2012 include:

 Investigating complaints of alleged criminal and serious misconduct by Department 

employees and contract employees; 

 Investigating allegations of fraud and other crimes involving Treasury contracts, 

procurements, grants, guarantees (fictitious instruments), and federal funds with an 

emphasis on Treasury Recovery Act funds and the Check Forgery Insurance Fund ; 

 Investigating allegations of criminal conduct stemming from the OIG’s review of failed 

banks; 

 Investigating unlicensed and unregistered Money Services Businesses

 Proactive efforts in detecting, investigating, and deterring electronic crimes and other 

threats to the Department’s physical and cyber critical infrastructure; 

 Increasing awareness both internally and externally regarding the Office of Investigations 

investigative areas of responsibility.

As referenced above under new mandated audit work, over the next several years the OIG will 

provide audit and investigative oversight over two new Treasury programs—the Small Business 

Lending Fund (SBLF) and State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The SBLF is a fund 

that will be used by Treasury to inject capital into small and medium banks with incentives to 

encourage them to increase their lending. The SSBCI provides Treasury with $1.5 billion to 

support state programs designed to increase access to credit for small businesses. To ensure 

proper oversight of the SBLF, Congress directed the OIG to establish an SBLF Program 

Oversight Office with responsibility for all audit and investigative activities relating to the 

program and for recommending program improvements. Congress also directed the OIG to audit 

participating states’ uses of SSBCI funds and required Treasury to recoup any misused funds 

identified by such audits. To comply with these mandates, the OIG will assess Treasury’s 

implementation of the two programs, continually monitor recipient compliance with program 

requirements and use of funds, and evaluate the impact of these programs on small business 

lending. 

Resources required to support OIG operations for FY 2012 are $29,855,000 from direct 

appropriations, and $13,200,000 from reimbursable agreements for (1) contract audits of other 

Treasury bureaus, and (2) OIG oversight of the SBLF and SSBCI.

Office of Inspector General’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request

In accordance with the Inspector General Act, the Treasury Inspector General submits the 

following information relating to the OIG’s requested budget for FY 2012:

 the aggregate budget request for the operations of the OIG is $29,855,000,

 the portion of this amount needed for OIG training is $600,000, and

 the portion of this amount needed to support the Council of Inspectors General on 

Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is $75,000.

The amount requested for training satisfies all OIG training needs for fiscal year 2012.
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1B – Program History and Future Outlook

In FY 2010, the OIG completed 68 audit products, opened 100 new investigations and closed 74 

investigations. OIG also referred 100 % of investigations that substantiated administrative 

violations against a Treasury employee to the appropriate regulated bureau for action. In 

addition, the OIG referred 19 investigations for criminal prosecution to the Department of 

Justice. As the result of a high number of bank failures, the OIG has been required to dedicate 

significant resources to conduct mandated material loss reviews (MLR). Because of the 

unprecedented numbers of failures, the OIG completed some MLRs after the 6-month timeframe 

prescribed in statute but the missed dates are not considered significant. The OIG also informed 

Treasury’s Congressional oversight committees by letter that some MLRs would be late due to 

the numbers of banks that failed. The OIG also dedicated resources to conduct oversight of 

Treasury’s Recovery Act funds.

The OIG, as a result of MLRs performed, received referrals regarding potential criminal 

misconduct that occurred prior to or during bank failures, and is currently working criminal 

investigations with the FDIC Office of Inspector General (FDIC OIG) and the OIG Office of 

Audit regarding potential prosecution of acts which may have contributed to the bank failures. 

The Recovery Act provided Treasury with approximately $4 billion for low-income housing 

projects and specified energy properties/projects. OIG’s Cyber Investigations Unit (CIU)

conducts cyber investigations to identify, locate and prosecute individuals who utilize the 

Internet in attempts to defraud Treasury. In addition, the CIU provides incident response 

capability for cyber-attacks against Treasury critical infrastructure and supports initiatives and 

efforts by other government agencies to remediate the ongoing threat. In support of OI 

traditional investigations, the CIU provides the full suite of digital forensic support, to include 

digital media acquisition, examination, and technical investigative consultation. In FY 2012 the 

OIG expects to complete 70 audit products, and meet or exceed the investigative measures.

The OIG has used two investigative measures: 70 percent of all cases closed during the fiscal 

year are to be referred for criminal/civil prosecution or Treasury administrative action; and 70 

percent of all cases accepted by prosecutors, referred for agency action, or closed during the 

fiscal year and are to be completed within 18 months of case initiation. After senior leadership 

review, the OIG determined that these measures do not accurately reflect investigative 

performance, and are being replaced with a single measure. Starting with FY 2011, the measure, 

―Percentage (%) of investigations that were referred for criminal/civil or Treasury administrative 

action,‖ will have an initial goal of 80%. 
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Section 2 – Budget Adjustments and Appropriation Language

2.1 – Budget Adjustments Table

Dollars in Thousands

Office of Inspector General FTE Amount

FY 2010 Enacted 172 $29,700

FY 2011 Annualized CR Level 172 $29,700

Changes to Base:

Adjustment to Reach Policy Level: - $351

Adjustment to Reach FY 2011 President's Policy - $351

Maintaining Current Levels (MCLs): - $183

Maintaining Current Levels - $183

Efficiencies, Savings & Base Reductions: - ($392)

MLRs - ($392)

Subtotal FY 2012 Changes to Base - $142

Total FY 2012 Base 172 $29,842

Program Changes:

Program Increases: - $13

CIGIE Contribution - $13

Subtotal FY 2012 Program Changes - $13

Total FY 2012 Request 172 $29,855

2A – Budget Increases and Decreases Description

Adjustment to Reach Policy Level ..............................................................+$351,000 / +0 FTE

Adjustment to Reach FY 2011 President's Policy +$351,000 / +0 FTE 

Adjustment from the FY 2011 Annualized Continuing Resolution (CR) Rate to reach the FY 

2011 President's Policy Level. The President's Policy Level is equal to the FY 2011 President's 

Budget as adjusted for the proposed pay freeze.

Maintaining Current Levels (MCLs) .........................................................+$183,000 / +0 FTE

Maintaining Current Levels +$183,000 / +0 FTE 

Funds are requested for inflation adjustments in non-labor expenses such as GSA rent 

adjustments, postage, supplies and equipment and health benefits and the increase in Federal 

Employee Retirement System participation. No inflation adjustment is requested for pay in FY 

2012.

Efficiencies, Savings & Base Reductions ....................................................-$392,000 / +0 FTE

MLRs -$392,000 / +0 FTE 

Savings from anticipated reductions in Material Loss Review work. The savings are anticipated 

due to regulatory reform and economic recovery.

Program Increases .........................................................................................+$13,000 / +0 FTE

CIGIE Contribution +$13,000 / +0 FTE 

Contribution to the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
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2.2 – Operating Levels Table

Dollars in Thousands

Office of Inspector General

FY 2010

Enacted

FY 2011

Annualized 

CR Level

Proposed 

Reprogram

mings

FY 2011

Proposed 

Operating 

Level

FY 2012 

Request

FTE 172 172 - 172 172

Object Classification

11.1 - Full-time permanent $17,000 $17,000 $0 $16,750 $16,971

11.3 - Other than full-time permanent $100 $100 $0 $100 $105

11.5 - Other personnel compensation $550 $1,049 $0 $550 $560

11.8 - Special personal services payments $765 $744 $0 $795 $765

12 - Personnel benefits $4,800 $4,800 $0 $4,812 $4,819

21 - Travel and transportation of persons $625 $500 $0 $650 $650

23.1 - Rental payments to GSA $1,325 $1,412 $0 $1,310 $1,365

23.2 - Rental payments to others $320 $450 $0 $453 $405

23.3 - Communication, utilities, and misc charges $725 $800 $0 $750 $800

24 - Printing and reproduction $20 $10 $0 $20 $20

25.2 - Other services $895 $450 $0 $950 $1,000

25.3 - Other purchases of goods and services from Govt. accounts $1,400 $1,450 $0 $1,450 $1,500

25.6 - Medical care $25 $35 $0 $60 $45

25.7 - Operation and maintenance of equip $400 $200 $0 $400 $350

26 - Supplies and materials $300 $300 $0 $250 $200

31 - Equipment $450 $400 $0 $400 $300

Total Budget Authority $29,700 $29,700 $0 $29,700 $29,855

Budget Activities

Audit $22,869 $22,869 $0 $22,869 $22,898

Investigations $6,831 $6,831 $0 $6,831 $6,957

Total Budget Authority $29,700 $29,700 $0 $29,700 $29,855

*Does not include the FY 2010 Supplemental (P.L. 111-212) $1.8 million rescission
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2.3 – Appropriations Detail Table

Dollars in Thousands

2B – Appropriations Language and Explanation of Changes 

Appropriations Language Explanation of Changes

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Federal Funds

SALARIES AND EXPENSES:

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 

1978, as amended, $29,855,000 of which not to exceed 

$2,000,000 for official travel expenses, including hire of 

passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 for 

unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated 

and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the 

Treasury.

2C – Legislative Proposals

The OIG has no legislative proposals.

FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT

Appropriated Resources:

Audit 110 $20,445 130 $22,869 130 $22,869 130 $22,898 0.00% 0.13%

Investigations 29 6,107 42 6,831 42 6,831 42 6,957 0.00% 1.84%

Subtotal New Appropriated Resources 139 $26,552 172 $29,700 172 $29,700 172 $29,855 0.00% 0.52%

Other Resources:

Offsetting Collections - Reimbursable 8,366 8,000 10,000 13,200 65.00%

Recission (Haiti Relief) (1,800)

Transfers In/Out (FY 2009 Carryover) 447 1,100

Subtotal Other Resources 0 $8,813 0 $7,300 0 $10,000 0 $13,200 80.82%

Total Resources Available for Obligation 139 $35,365 172 $37,000 172 $39,700 172 $43,055 0.00% 16.36%

Resources Available for Obligation FY 2010 

Obligations

FY 2010 

Enacted

 FY 2011 

Annualized 

CR Level

FY 2012 

Request

% Change 

FY 2010 to 

FY 2012
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Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan

This table lists all FY 2012 resources by strategic goal, objective and outcome outlined in the FY 

2007-2012 Treasury Department Strategic Plan. The Treasury Strategic Plan provides a 

description of what the agency intends to accomplish over the next five years.

For detailed information about the FY 2007-2012 Treasury Strategic Plan, please go to: 

http://www.treasury.gov/about/budget-performance/strategic-plan/Pages/index.aspx

3.1 – Budget by Strategic Outcome

Dollars in Thousands

Treasury Strategic Outcome FY 2010 

Enacted

FY 2011 

Annualized 

CR Level

FY 2012 

Request

% Change

FY10 to FY12

 Exceptional accountability and transparency 37,700 39,700 43,055 14.20%

Total $37,700 $39,700 $43,055 14.20%

3A - Audit ($22,897,000 from direct appropriations, and $13,200,000 from reimbursable 

programs): The Office of Audit (OA) conducts audits, provides firsthand, unbiased perspectives 

and recommendations for improving the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Treasury 

programs and operations under its jurisdiction. The OA produces more than 60 products 

annually. The OA has recently been challenged to keep up with an increasing number of bank 

failures that require dedicated resources to conduct mandated material loss reviews. For FY 2009 

and FY 2010, the OA received additional funding to meet this requirement. The requested 

funding for FY 2012 is necessary to maintain a proper level of oversight of Treasury programs 

and operations, and to enable the OIG to continue to meet statutory timeframes for completing 

the increasing number of material loss reviews due to financial institution failures. The OIG also 

responds to requests by Treasury officials and the Congress for specific work. Reimbursable 

funding supports agreements for contract audits of other Treasury bureaus, as well as oversight 

of the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) and the State Small Business Credit Initiative 

(SSBCI) programs.
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3.2.1 Audit Budget and Performance Plan

Audit Budget Activity

Resource Level FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Obligated Obligated Enacted Annualized CR 

Level

Request

 Appropriated Resources $12,658 $20,116 $22,869 $22,869 $22,897

 Reimbursable Resources $6,498 $7,381 $8,000 $10,000 $13,200

Total Resources $19,156 $27,497 $30,869 $32,869 $36,097

Budget Activity Total $19,156 $27,497 $30,869 $32,869 $36,097

Measure FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Actual Actual Actual Target Target

Number of Completed Audit Products (Ot) 64 68 68 62 70

Percent of Statutory Audits Completed by the Required Date (E) 100.0 100.0 50.0 100.0 100.0

Key: Oe - Outcome Measure, E - Efficiency Measure, Ot - Output/Workload Measure, M - Management/Cust. Satisfaction, DISC -

Discontinued, and B - Baseline

Description of Performance: In FY 2010, the Office of Audit completed a total of 68 audit 

products. As the result of the unprecedented number of bank failures, the OIG has been required 

to dedicate significant resources to conduct mandated material loss reviews. Also as a 

consequence of the high number of failures requiring a material loss review, the OIG completed 

some of the reviews after the 6-month timeframe prescribed in statute, but the missed dates were 

not considered significant. The appropriate Congressional oversight committees were informed 

of this situation. The Office of Audit plans to complete 70 in FY 2012, though the number of 

required material loss reviews and other anticipated mandates may impact the ability to meet the 

target. In FY 2009, the Office of Audit met its mandated audit requirements.

3B - Investigations ($6,958,000 from direct appropriations): The Office of Investigations 

prevents, detects and investigates complaints of fraud, waste and abuse. This includes the 

detection and prevention or deterrence of employee misconduct and fraud, or related financial 

crimes within or directed against Treasury. The Office refers its cases to the Department of 

Justice, state or local prosecutors for criminal prosecution or civil litigation, or to agency 

officials for corrective administrative action. Additionally, investigative oversight also extends to 

that of performing quality assurance reviews of the Treasury’s police operations at BEP and the 

U.S. Mint.

With the increased risk of the Recovery Act grant programs for low-income housing and specific 

energy properties, the Office of Investigations faces greater challenges and anticipated increases 

in grant fraud and the need to identify strengths and weaknesses in Community Development 

Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. Compliance and oversight of dispersed grant funds to ensure 

that CDFI funds provided are being used in accordance with the grant award. 
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is actively investigating numerous allegations received 

from the OIG’s, Office of Audit related to their Material Loss Reviews (MLR). With increasing 

frequency, the Office of Audit is discovering instances of suspected fraud by bank officials 

during MLRs of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Office of Thrift 

Supervision (OTS) regulated banks. As such, these alleged criminal violations, which affected 

the ability of the OCC and OTS to properly oversee these banking institutions, are being referred 

to the Office of Investigations for investigation.

3.2.2 Investigations Budget and Performance Plan

Investigations Budget Activity

Resource Level FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Obligated Obligated Enacted Annualized CR 

Level

Request

 Appropriated Resources $5,792 $6,009 $6,831 $6,831 $6,958

 Reimbursable Resources $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Total Resources $5,792 $6,009 $6,831 $6,831 $6,958

Budget Activity Total $5,792 $6,009 $6,831 $6,831 $6,958

Measure FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Actual Actual Actual Target Target

Percentage (%) of Investigations that were referred for Criminal, 

Civil or Treasury administrative action

N/A N/A N/A B 80.0

Key: Oe - Outcome Measure, E - Efficiency Measure, Ot - Output/Workload Measure, M - Management/Cust. Satisfaction, DISC -

Discontinued, and B - Baseline

Description of Performance: In FY 2010 OIG met or exceeded both Investigative Performance 

Measure targets, opened 100 new investigations and closed 74 investigations. OIG also referred 

100 % of investigations that substantiated administrative violations against a Treasury employee to 

the appropriate regulated bureau for action. In addition, the OIG referred 19 investigations for 

criminal prosecution to the Department of Justice. OIG received investigative referrals regarding 

potential criminal misconduct that occurred prior to or during bank failures, and has worked 

criminal investigations with the FDIC Office of Inspector General (FDIC OIG) and the OIG Office 

of Audit regarding potential prosecution of acts which may have contributed to the bank failures. 

As additional financial institutions fail over the next several years, OIG expects an associated 

increase in investigative work. The Recovery Act provided Treasury with approximately $4 billion 

for low-income housing projects and specified energy properties/projects. OIG anticipates a 

significant increase of related criminal investigations as Treasury continues to disburse these funds. 

After senior leadership review, the OIG determined that the current two performance measures do 

not accurately reflect investigative performance, and will be replaced with a single measure. 

Starting with FY 2011, the measure, ―Percentage (%) of investigations that were referred for 
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criminal/civil or Treasury administrative action,‖ will have an initial goal of 80%. It is expected 

that the performance measure will be met or exceeded in FYs 2011 and 2012.

For detailed information about each performance measure, including definition, verification and 

validation, please go to: http://www.treasury.gov/offices/management/dcfo/accountabilityreports/
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Section 4 – Supporting Materials

4A – Human Capital Strategy Description

The OIG previously identified two mission critical occupations that closely align to its two 

budget activities, audit and investigations, and has integrated workforce plans for these 

specialized professionals (auditors, criminal investigators) with strategic and annual plan goals 

and objectives.

Over the past several years, the OIG has had exceptional recruitment success using automated 

tools to re-establish and then maintain its human capital pipeline. OIG job announcements 

sometimes attract up to 1,000 applicants, and selections are made and positions offered within 

30-days, on average. 

The ongoing financial crisis, however, and the resulting failure of a startling number of 

financial institutions placed increased pressures on the standard OIG hiring processes. By 

law, when a Treasury supervised bank or thrift fails, and meets statutory loss thresholds, 

Treasury OIG is required to complete a material loss review (MLR) within six months to 

determine the causes of the failure. In FY 2009 and FY 2010, Congress provided additional 

budgetary resources to hire the staff needed for these MLRs. OIG then embarked on an 

aggressive initiative to recruit and hire qualified staff to meet the rapidly growing workload, 

and had to defer all other audit work to devote existing staff to the MLR effort. From the 

latter half of FY 2009 to the present, OIG brought 67 qualified staff on board, has selected 11

others, and has an additional 13 positions in various stages of the hiring process. This was 

accomplished despite the dramatic increase in the number of applicants for each position, 

which in turn increased the time required to carefully review applications, conduct interviews 

and make selections to ensure OIG hires qualified and competent candidates. 

OIG is aware of the critical importance to its mission of developing and maintaining a highly 

skilled staff. OIG continues to ensure that employees have a variety of opportunities for required 

developmental and professional training and education. This ensures full confidence in the 

expertise and integrity of our staff.

In addition, the following section outlines OIG’s ongoing efforts in several important programs.

Hiring Reform – OIG currently uses the Bureau of Public Debt (ARC) services for recruitment. 

ARC staff work directly with hiring managers in developing job analysis that are specific to their 

needs, and uses the same standard vacancy announcement template used Department-wide to 

ensure that language and requirements are clear and easy to understand. ARC is also responsible

for providing feedback to the applicants regarding their application. ARC and OIG are working 

together ensure OIG meets the recruitment requirements under the End to End (E2E) initiative. 

Additionally, one of the mandates for hiring reform is that agencies only use category rating. 

Fortunately, OIG has been using category rating for a number of years. In an effort to improve 

public understanding of the hiring process, the Department has been working on a website, 

Entrance-on-Duty System (EODS), that will provide general information about the on-boarding 

process. Once hired, the applicant will be granted access to EODs to learn more about Treasury 

and the OIG, input required information, and complete benefit election forms.
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The OIG is developing training for managers and supervisors as well as informal ―brown bag‖

sessions for employees on a number of human resources issues.

Veterans’ Employment – OIG is processing a number of recruitment actions that are open to all 

qualified applicants. As part of that process, OIG is working with organizations like the 

Veteran’s Employment Program Office (VEPO). Established by the Internal Revenue Service, 

VEPO helps connect veteran’s programs with Treasury employment opportunities. Training and 

assistance is offered to help veterans successfully transition into the federal government. The 

OIG human resources staff will continue partnering with VEPO on the various programs that are 

being offered and will ensure that all hiring managers get the training and support needed to aid 

them in their recruitment efforts.

Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities – OIG participated in career fairs whose targeted 

audience is individuals with disabilities. In addition, the OIG EEO Manager receives 

applications from individuals with disabilities and forwards them to the hiring managers for 

consideration. OIG is planning to develop a system with the EEO Manager to enhance 

recruitment efforts for targeted populations, including programs and facilities for individuals 

with disabilities. OIG also provides a wide range of resources to assist employees as well as 

their managers/peers (e.g. special equipment, translators, etc.)

Labor-Management Forums – OIG is not covered under any union agreements.

Employee Engagement - The OIG is developing an intranet for OIG employees to disseminate

information and enable collaboration. Among other things, the intranet will be used to share 

announcements about the work of OIG being recognized through awards and other means. The 

goal will be to foster pride by acknowledging the accomplishments of OIG staff.

Also, OIG has an employee suggestion box which allows employees to voice their concerns 

and/or provide alternative operating procedures that will help OIG work more effectively.

Wellness - The OIG promotes wellness by ensuring employees have the resources and flexibility 

to maintain a balanced work and family life. The OIG has an onsite fitness center and the health 

unit provides health screenings and flu shots. The OIG encourages employees to use services 

provide by the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including attending workshops or seminars

on wellness. The OIG has a supportive atmosphere that encourages a healthy lifestyle and a 

sustainable worklife balance.

Women and Girls – The OIG provides workplace flexibility which focuses on balancing family 

and work. We offer alternative work schedules, teleworking, and other programs to provide 

employees the flexibility they need to remain productive while attending to their family and 

other responsibilities.
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4.1 – Summary of IT Resources Table

Dollars in Thousands

Major IT Investments / Funding Source Budget Activity

FY 2009 

Enacted

FY 2010 

Enacted

% Change 

from FY 2009 

to FY 2010

FY 2011 

Annualized

CR Level

FY 2012 

Request

% Change 

from FY 2010 

to FY 2012

No Major Investments $ 0 $ 0 N/A $ 0 $ 0 N/A

Subtotal, Major IT Investments

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public $ 0 $ 0 N/A $ 0 $ 0 N/A

Non-Major IT Investments

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public

Infrastructure Investments

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public

Enterprise Architecture

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public $650 $600 -7.7% $1,434 $1,800 200.0%

Enterprise Identity and Access Management

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total IT Investments

Collect the 

Revenue/Protect the 

Public $650 -100.0% $1,434 $1,800 100.0%
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4B – Information Technology Strategy

OIG must keep pace with and adapt to technological advancements including those in the areas 

of auditing, computer forensics and security. The OIG must design and/or adapt information 

technology that is flexible and allows for rapid response to a constantly changing environment. 

OIG uses standard project management methodologies to track all IT projects. This ensures that 

projects stay within budget, meet milestones and performance goals. 

IT funding has been critical in enabling OIG to make significant progress in providing 

technology refreshment that allows our auditors, investigators, and support personnel to use 

hardware and software actively maintained by the manufacturers. IT funding also strengthens 

OIG’s entity-wide IT security program, with hardware and software designed for anti-virus 

detection/protection, anti-spam detection, anti-spy detection, intrusion detection/prevention, 

monitoring and patch management, and disaster recovery. This ensures that the OIG IT 

infrastructure operates in a secure manner and that the information collected during audits and 

investigations of the Department’s operations and resources are not susceptible to computer 

attacks and terrorist activities. Maintaining the OIG IT infrastructure and its IT security program 

at an acceptable level requires on-going upgrades of tools and technologies.

IT funding has also enhanced OIG’s ability to perform computer forensics during investigations 

and computer vulnerability scanning during audits of the Department’s IT operations and 

resources. Maintaining these capabilities requires on-going upgrades of tools and technologies.

Due to increasing workloads, new responsibilities, and the expansion of OIG staffing over the 

past two fiscal years (approximately 50%), IT operating costs are not likely to decrease in the 

near future. Workloads continue to increase significantly in both audit and investigations, and 

new responsibilities are being given to OIG to address emerging initiatives (e.g., IG Council 

under Financial Reform, oversight of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, etc.).