Inspectors general: Compliance with professional standards by the EPA Inspector General

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6119644

Statutory offices of inspectors general play an important role in preventing and detecting fraud and abuse, and in promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in federal programs and operations. The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General satisfactorily complied with 20 of 23 audit and investigation standards GAO used in assessing the OIG's operations. However, corrective actions are needed to bring the OIG into satisfactory compliance with certain aspects of 3 standards in the areas of evaluating and reporting on internal control systems, gathering evidence to support audit report statements, and developing an annual investigation plan.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6119644
• Report Number(s): GAO/AFMD-86-43
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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