{"id":413,"date":"2024-03-29T12:42:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2024-06-10T14:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:11:42","slug":"inspector-general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/bureaus-offices\/inspector-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Inspector General (OIG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Maritime Commission\u2019s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent and objective oversight office created within the FMC by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ignet.gov\/content\/inspector-general-act-1978\">Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended)<\/a> to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conduct and supervise audits, reviews, and investigations relating to FMC programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detect and prevent waste, fraud and abuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration and management of FMC programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review existing and proposed legislation and regulations and make appropriate recommendations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain effective working relationships with other Federal, State and local governmental agencies, and non-governmental entities, regarding the mandated duties of the Inspector General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep the FMC Chairman and Commissioners, and Congress fully informed of serious problems and deficiencies, and recommend, when appropriate, corrective actions and implementation measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report violations of law to the U.S. Attorney General<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-oig\">About the OIG<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-list is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"420\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/bureaus-offices\/inspector-general\/oig-audits-and-reviews\/\">Audits and Other Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1319\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/bureaus-offices\/inspector-general\/other-oig-reports\/\">Semiannual Reports<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"422\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/bureaus-offices\/inspector-general\/oig-investigations\/\">Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/OIG-brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OIG Brochure<\/a> [PDF, 314 KB]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Whistleblower2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" 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