Office of Inspector General 

Mission Statement 

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 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

Enacted Enacted Request $ Change % Change

 Audit $12,658 $20,116 $20,559 $443 2.2%

 Investigations $5,792 $6,009 $6,141 $132 2.2%

Total Appropriated Resources $18,450 $26,125 $26,700 $575 2.2%

Total FTE 112 154 154 - -

FY 2010 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 safety and soundness of the 

Nation’s financial markets, terrorist financing and money laundering, the security of 

Treasury’s information systems, and Treasury’s management of 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 

Office of Inspector General.............................................................................................. 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 ........................................................................................... 10 

Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan ................................................................... 11

3.1 – Budget by Strategic Outcome .............................................................................. 11 

3.2.1 – Audit Budget and Performance Plan ................................................................ 11 

3.2.2 – Investigations Budget and Performance Plan ................................................... 13 

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

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

4.1 – Summary of IT Resources Table ......................................................................... 15 

4B – Information Technology Strategy ........................................................................ 16 

4.2 – Program Assessment Table.................................................................................. 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 OIG conducts audits and investigations of all non-IRS 

Treasury offices in accordance with the Inspector General Act, as amended, to (a) 

promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of Treasury 

programs and operations; (b) prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in Treasury 

programs and operations; and (c) keep the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently 

informed about problems, abuses, and deficiencies in Treasury programs and operations. 

The OIG has two mission offices, the Office of Audit (OA) and the Office of 

Investigations (OI). 

The OIG’s requested funding will be used for critical audit and investigative resources. 

The OIG will continue to address mandated requirements related to (1) audits of the 

Department’s financial statements, (2) information security, and (3) failed institutions 

regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) or the Office of 

Thrift Supervision (OTS) resulting in material losses to the deposit insurance fund 

(material loss is defined as the greater of $25 million or 2 percent of the institution’s 

assets). To the extent that resources are available, the OIG will conduct audits of the 

Department’s highest risk programs and operations. Five of those programs and 

operations are discussed below. This list is not all inclusive, and risks change over time 

and circumstance. 

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

wave of bank failures that started in 2008 underscore the need for increased audit 

coverage of a more prospective nature. Material loss reviews are a backward look at the 

quality of supervision as it relates to the failed institution under review. The OIG believes 

that it is important for regulators to address emerging risks in financial markets and 

products. The subprime mortgage crises was a costly lesson that serves to remind us that 

regulators need to anticipate, recognize, and control business practices that create 

unreasonable risk. 

Another area that the OIG believes requires vigorous oversight is Treasury’s 

responsibilities under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). 

Treasury has taken on an important role to complement the Federal Housing Finance 

Agency’s (FHFA) September 2008 decision to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 

conservatorship. Specifically, Treasury did three things. First, Treasury agreed to 

purchase senior preferred stock in the companies as necessary to ensure that each 

company maintains a positive net worth. Second, it established a new secured lending 

credit facility that will be available to the two companies, as well as the Federal Home 

Loan Banks, for short-term loans. And third, to further support the availability of 

mortgage financing for millions of Americans, Treasury initiated a temporary program to 

purchase new mortgage backed securities issued by the companies. The financial 

commitment to Fannie and Freddie is significant. In February 2009, Treasury announced 

that it was amending the preferred stock purchase agreements, contractual agreements 

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between Treasury and the conservatorships designed to ensure that each company 

maintains a positive net worth, to $200 billion each from their original level of $100 

billion each. Treasury also announced that based on preliminary disclosures for the last 

quarter of 2008, total funding provided to Freddie Mac could approach $50 billion and 

total funding for Fannie Mae could approach $16 billion under the preferred stock 

purchase agreements. 

HERA also created the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) to be administered by Treasury’s 

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The CMF is to be funded 

from a percentage of the unpaid principal balances of new business purchases by Fannie 

Mae and Freddie Mac. The intent of the CMF is to provide CDFIs and eligible nonprofits with capital to leverage activities primarily related to affordable housing but also 

allow ancillary economic development activities. The Congressional Budget Office 

estimates that this could provide CDFIs with an additional $99 million in 2010; $156 

million in 2011, and then annually at least $218 million in new grant funding. This 

represents a significant expansion of the CDFI Fund’s activities. 

Programs to Promote Economic Recovery - With the enactment of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Treasury was provided with, 

among other things, over $4 billion for low-income housing projects and specified energy 

properties of which the OIG has jurisdiction or joint jurisdiction with the Treasury 

Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Additionally, the Community 

Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund received $100 million to supplement its 

fiscal year 2009 funding round for qualified program applicants. In March 2009, we 

initiated work at Departmental Offices and the CDFI Fund to proactively review the 

controls over the award and monitoring of its Recovery Act funding. We intend to 

continue this work during FY 2010. Additionally, we plan to work with the Department’s 

Senior Accountable Official for execution of Treasury’s responsibilities under the 

Recovery Act to ensure that there is an appropriate overall level of accountability, 

control, and oversight established for expenditure of Recovery Act funds. 

Programs to Combat Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering – Treasury faces 

unique challenges in carrying out its responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act 

(BSA) and USA PATRIOT Act to prevent and detect money laundering and terrorist 

financing. To effectively prevent and detect financial crimes and terrorist financing it is 

necessary to have: (1) strong control environments at financial institutions that ensure 

that business is conducted with reputable parties, and large currency transactions and 

suspicious activities are properly and timely reported to Treasury, (2) strong federal 

and state regulatory agencies that examine and enforce BSA and USA PATRIOT Act 

requirements at financial institutions, and (3) strong analytical capacity to identify and 

refer to law enforcement leads provided through reports filed by financial institutions. 

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. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Treasury office 

responsible for administering U.S. foreign sanction programs, also relies on other 

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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 related violations. Furthermore, with the current distress facing so many financial 

institutions throughout our country, we believe that there is an increased risk that 

compliance with BSA may have deteriorated further and may continue to worsen. For 

these reasons, this management challenge will continue to be a major focus of the 

OIG’s audit program. 

Efforts to Ensure the Security of Treasury’s Information Systems -- The Department faces 

serious challenges in bringing its systems into compliance with information technology 

security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. In its FY 2008 Federal 

Information Security Management Act (FISMA) independent audit, the OIG continued to 

report deficiencies in the Department’s information security programs and practices. 

Treasury’s Management of Capital Investments -- Treasury needs to ensure that large 

acquisitions of systems and other capital investments are properly managed. The 

Department’s record in this regard has been mixed at best. While the OIG has reported 

that Treasury was able to complete a high priority national security system upgrade, the 

upgrade was delayed. Treasury also failed to implement other major system develop 

efforts successfully, such as BSA Direct and IRS’s web-based Electronic Fraud 

Detection System. 

Investigative priorities for FY 2010 are: 

• Investigating complaints of alleged criminal and serious misconduct; 

• Investigating allegations of fraud and other crimes involving Treasury 

contracts, procurements, grants, guarantees (fictitious instruments), and 

federal funds; 

• Investigating instances of fraud, or impropriety in failed banks regulated by OCC 

or OTS. 

• Investigating a variety of financial programs, like those where fraud and other 

crimes are involved in the issuance of licenses or benefits provided to citizens; 

• Continue reviewing and investigating instances where the U.S. Mint’s 

Coin Redemption and Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Currency 

Redemption Programs are used to facilitate money laundering, 

structuring, and other unlawful activities; 

• Proactive efforts in detecting, investigating, and deterring electronic 

crimes and other threats to the Department’s physical and cyber critical 

infrastructure. 

Resources required to support OIG operations for FY 2010 are $26,700,000 from direct 

appropriations, and $8,000,000 from reimbursable agreements for contract audits of other 

Treasury bureaus. 

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Office of Inspector General’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request 

The Inspector General Reform Act (Pub. L. 110-409), was signed by the President on October 14, 

2008. Section 6(f)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. app.3, was amended to 

require certain specifications concerning Office of Inspector General (OIG) budget submissions 

each fiscal year. 

Each Inspector General (IG) is required to transmit a budget request to the head of the 

establishment or designated Federal entity to which the IG reports specifying 

• the aggregate amount of funds requested for the operations of the OIG, 

• the portion of this amount requested for OIG training, including a certification from the 

IG that the amount requested satisfies all OIG training requirements for that fiscal year, 

• the portion of this amount necessary to support the Council of the Inspectors General on 

Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).

Following the requirements of the Act, the OIG of the Department of the Treasury submits the 

following information relating to the OIG’s requested budget for FY 2010: 

• the aggregate budget request for the operations of the OIG is $26,700,000, 

• the portion of this amount needed for OIG training is $550,000. 

The amount requested for training satisfies all OIG training needs for fiscal year 2010. 

1B – Program History and Future Outlook 

In FY 2008, the OIG completed 64 audit products, completed 100 percent of statutory 

audits on time, reviewed 2,584 allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse, opened 84 

investigations, and referred 93 investigations for criminal prosecution, civil ligation, or 

administrative action. 

In FY 2009 the OIG expects to complete 60 audit products, and to complete all statutory 

audits on time. After a thorough review, the OIG has dropped its previous Investigations 

performance measure, which only measured the number of cases referred., . OIG has 

implemented two new measures for FY 2009. The new measures are: the percentage of 

all cases closed during fiscal year that were referred for criminal/civil prosecution or 

Treasury Administrative action; and the percentage of all cases that were accepted by 

prosecutors, referred for agency action, or closed during the fiscal year and were 

completed within 18 months of case initiation. The new measures will provide a more 

reliable and qualitative measure of the OIG’s investigative accomplishments. 

In FY 2010, the OIG expects to complete 62 audit products, to meet all statutory audit 

requirements, and to meet or exceed its investigative targets. 

In FYs 2007 and 2008, the OIG met mandated audit requirements while focusing its 

self-initiated audit resources to address the major management and performance 

challenges identified by the Inspector General. As a result of an increasing number of 

bank failures, the OIG has been required to dedicate significant resources to conduct 

mandated material loss reviews. 

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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 2009 Enacted 154 26,125

Changes to Base: 

Maintaining Current Levels (MCLs): - $575

Across the Board program reduction - (9)

Non-Pay Inflation Adjustment - 90

Pay Annualization - 166

Pay Inflation Adjustment - 328

Subtotal FY 2010 Changes to Base - $575

Total FY 2010 Base 154 26,700

Total FY 2010 President's Budget Request 154 26,700

2A – Budget Increases and Decreases Description 

Maintaining Current Levels (MCLs) ..............................................+$575,000 / +0 FTE 

Across the Board program reduction -$9,000 / +0 FTE 

This amount reflects a calculated across the board program reduction. 

Non-Pay Inflation Adjustment +$90,000 / +0 FTE 

Funds are requested for non-related items such as contracts, travel, supplies, equipment 

and GSA rent. 

Pay Annualization +$166,000 / +0 FTE 

Funds are requested for the FY 2010 cost of the January 2009 pay raise. 

Pay Inflation Adjustment +$328,000 / +0 FTE 

Funds are requested for the January 2010 pay raise. 

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2.2 – Operating Levels Table 

Bureau: Office of Inspector General FY 2008 

Enacted

FY 2009 

President's 

Budget

Congressio

nal Action

Including 

Rescission

FY 2009 

Enacted 

Level

Proposed 

Reprogram

mings

FY 2009 

Proposed 

Operating 

Level

FY 2010 

Requested 

Level

% Change

FY 2009 

to FY 2010

 

FTE 112 115 39 154 0 154 154 0.00%

Object Classification: 

11.1 - Full-time permanent 10,765 11,303 1,795 13,098 0 13,098 16,200 23.68%

11.3 - Other than full-time permanent 60 65 35 100 0 100 70 -30.00%

11.5 - Other personnel compensation 500 515 35 550 0 550 500 -9.09%

11.8 - Special personal services 0 0 0 0 0 0 775 0.00%

payments 

12 - Personnel benefits 2,775 2,894 467 3,361 0 3,361 4,022 19.67%

21 - Travel and transportation of 475 450 200 650 0 650 500 -23.08%

persons 

23.1 - Rental payments to GSA 1,326 1,240 585 1,825 0 1,825 1,525 -16.44%

23.2 - Rental payments to others 0 0 0 650 0 0 0 0.00%

23.3 - Comm, utilities, and misc 439 500 150 0 0 650 600 -7.69%

charges 

24 - Printing and reproduction 15 15 10 25 0 25 20 -20.00%

25.2 - Other services 385 450 1,862 2,312 0 2,312 500 -78.37%

25.3 - Other purchases of goods and 975 1,013 541 1,554 0 1,554 1,038 -33.20%

services from Govt. accounts 

25.6 - Medical care 40 42 6 50 0 50 50 0.00%

25.7 - Operation and maintenance of 225 250 50 300 0 300 300 0.00%

equip 

26 - Supplies and materials 150 244 106 350 0 350 250 -28.57%

31 - Equipment 320 375 925 1,300 0 1,300 350 -73.08%

Total Budget Authority $18,450 $19,356 $6,769 $26,125 $0 $26,125 $26,700 2.20%

 

Budget Activities: 

Audit 12,661 13,280 6024 20,116 0 20,116 20,559 2.20%

Investigations 5,789 6,076 745 6,009 0 6,009 6,141 2.20%

Total Budget Authority $18,450 $19,356 $6,769 $26,125 $0 $26,125 $26,700 2.20%

 

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2.3 – Appropriations Detail Table 

Dollars in Thousands 

Appropriation Detail Table

(Dollars in Thousands)

% Change

FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2009

Resources Available for Obligation Obligations Enacted Enacted Request to FY 2010

FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT

New Appropriated Resources:

Audit 72 $12,512 72 $12,658 111 $20,116 111 $20,559 0.00% 2.20%

Investigations 31 5,897 40 5,792 43 6,009 43 6,141 0.00% 2.20%

Subtotal New Appropriated Resources 103 $18,409 112 $18,450 154 $26,125 154 $26,700 0.00% 2.20%

Other Resources:

Offsetting Collections - Reimbursable 0 6,052 0 6,300 0 7,381 0 8,000 0.00% 8.39%

Transfer in of Multi-year Funds/50%Balance 0 60 0 61 0

Subtotal Other Resources 0 $6,112 0 $6,361 $0 $7,381 0 $8,000 0.00% 8.39%

Total Resources Available for Obligation 103 $24,521 112 $24,811 154 $33,506 154 $34,700 0.00% 3.56%

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, 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 [$26,125,000] $26,700,000 of which not to 

exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 

representation expenses. (Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY 

2009) 

 

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2C – Legislative Proposals 

The OIG has no legislative proposals. 

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Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan

This table lists all FY 2010 resources by strategic goal, objective and outcome outlined in 

the FY 2007-2012 Treasury Department Strategic Plan. The Treasury Strategic Plan is a 

corporate level plan for the Department that 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.treas.gov/offices/management/budget/strategic-plan/

3.1 – Budget by Strategic Outcome 

Dollars in Thousands 

Treasury Strategic Outcome FY 2009 

Enacted

FY 2010 

Request Percent Change

 Accountability & trans 33,506 34,700 3.5%

Total $32,425 $34,700 3.5%

3A – Audit ($20,559,000 from direct appropriations and $8,000,000 from 

reimbursable programs): The Office of Audit conducts audits and produces more than 

60 products annually; it provides firsthand, unbiased perspectives and recommendations 

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

operations. The Office of Audit has recently been challenged to keep up with an 

increasing number of bank failures that require dedicated resources to conduct 

mandated material loss reviews. The requested funding will better enable OIG to meet 

those requirements. The requested funding will also be used by OIG to provide initial 

oversight of more than $4 billion for low-income housing projects and specified energy 

properties grants authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

(Recovery Act). The Office also responds to requests by Treasury officials and the 

Congress for specific work. Reimbursable funding supports agreements for contract 

audits of other Treasury bureaus. 

3.2.1 – Audit Budget and Performance Plan 

Audit Budget Activity

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

Resource Level Obligated Obligated Obligated Enacted Request

 Appropriated Resources $11,549 $11,561 $12,658 $20,049 $20,559

 Reimbursable Resources $2,009 $1,795 $6,498 $6,300 $8,000

Total Resources $13,558 $13,356 $19,156 $26,349 $28,559

Budget Activity Total $13,558 $13,356 $19,156 $26,349 $28,559

Audit Budget Activity

 Measure FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

Actual Actual Actual Target Target

Number of completed audit products (Ot) 57 64 64 60 62

Percent of statutory audits completed by the 100 100 100 100 100

required date (%) (E) 

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

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Description of Performance: In FYs 2007 and 2008, the Office of Audit completed 128 

audit products, identified potential monetary benefits totaling nearly $7 million for 

bureaus and programs, and completed all statutory audits by the required deadlines. The 

Office of Audit plans to complete 62 audits in FY 2010, though the increasing number of 

required material loss reviews may very well impact its ability to meet that target. In FYs 

2007 and 2008, the Office of Audit met all statutory audit requirements before the 

statutory deadline. 

3B – Investigations ($6,141,000 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. 

The Office of Investigations has shifted its resources to address matters involving 

allegations of fraud and impropriety in instances of bank failure when the Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) or the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), as the 

regulatory entities, failed to take the necessary action to prevent bank failure. 

With the advent of the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), 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. 

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is proactively investigating instances in which 

individuals attempt to purchase real estate or motor vehicles using fraudulent promissory 

notes and bonds containing the Secretary’s name and the U.S. Treasury lettering. These 

schemes, which have become increasingly pervasive throughout the United States, are 

not only damaging to businesses, but are preying on vulnerable taxpayers during the 

economic recession. OIG’s requested funding would allow proper investigation of bank 

and economic fraud and help restore tax payer confidence in Treasury institutions and 

programs. 

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3.2.2 – Investigations Budget and Performance Plan 

Investigations Budget Activity

FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

Resource Level Obligated Obligated Obligated Enacted Request

 Appropriated Resources $5,281 $5,292 $5,792 $6,076 $6,141

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

Total Resources $5,281 $5,292 $5,792 $6,076 $6,141

Budget Activity Total $5,281 $5,292 $5,792 $6,076 $6,141

Investigations Budget Activity

 Measure FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

Actual Actual Actual Target Target

Percentage of all cases that were accepted by Baseline 70

prosecutors, referred for agency action, or 

closed during fiscal year and were completed 

within 18 months of case initiation (Oe) 

Percentage of all cases closed during fiscal Baseline 70

year that were referred for criminal/civil 

prosecution or Treasury Administrative action 

(%) (E) 

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

Description of Performance: In FY 2006, the Office of Investigations reviewed 489 

allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse, and opened 129 investigations, and referred 144 

investigations for criminal prosecution, civil litigation, or administration action.. 

Investigations led to nearly $600,000 collected in fines, restitution, recoveries, and 

settlements. 

In FY 2007, the Office reviewed 450 allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse, opened 130 

investigations, and referred 188 investigations for criminal prosecution, civil litigatioin, or 

administrative action, including 64 one-time referrals from a GAO investigation into 

Metrocheck fraud, and 10 one-time referrals from a cyber initiative. Investigations led to 

nearly $700,000 collected in fines, restitution, recoveries, and settlements. 

In FY 2008 the Office referred 93 investigations for criminal prosecution, civil litigation, or 

corrective administrative action. The Office of Investigations undertook a thorough review 

of its performance measure methodology, and has developed better and more realistic 

measures by which to gauge its investigative performance. These new measures went into 

effect in FY 2009, and will be evaluated throughout the year. 

 

For detailed information about each performance measure, including definition, 

verification and validation, please go to: 

http://www.treasury.gov/offices/management/dcfo/accountability-reports/

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Section 4 – Supporting Materials 

4A – Human Capital Strategy Description 

The OIG 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. 

The OIG has had exceptional recruitment success using automated tools to re-establish 

and then maintain its human capital pipeline for the past four years. OIG job 

announcements have attracted up to 1,000 applicants, and selections have been made 

and positions offered within 30-days, on average. 
4.1 – Summary of IT Resources Table 

Dollars in Thousands 

Information Technology Investments 1/

FY 2007 FY 2008 % Change FY 2009 % C

& Earlier from FY07 to from 

Major IT Investments / Funding Source Budget Activity Enacted 2/ Enacted FY08 Enacted F

N/A 

Subtotal, Major IT Investments $0 $0 $0 

Audit 

Non-Major IT Investments Investigations $1,290 $450 -65.1% $650 

OIG STEADY STATE OPERATING COSTS

Infrastructure Investments $0Enterprise Architecture $0Total IT Investments $1,290 $450 -65.1% $650 1/ This chart includes appropriated resources only, and may not reflect total project costs.

2/ This column reflects appropriated resources provided to a project in FY 2007 and any previous years.

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4B – Information Technology Strategy 

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 manufacturer. IT funding also 

strengthens OIG’s entity-wide IT security program, with equipment designed for antivirus 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 is not susceptible to computer attacks and terrorist activities. Maintaining the 

OIG IT infrastructure and its IT security program at an acceptable level of functionality 

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 ongoing upgrades of 

tools and technologies. 

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4.2 – Program Assessment Table 

Not applicable to the OIG.

For a complete list of program results visit the following website: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/all.html