U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General
Formed	1978
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Inspector General	Phyllis Fong
Website	www.usda.gov/oig/

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.^[1] A component of USDA-OIG, the Office of Investigations, conducts criminal investigations led by USDA-OIG Special Agents.

History of Inspectors General


Inspector General^[2]	Date Started^[2]
Phyllis Fong	December 2, 2002
Joyce Fleischman (Acting)	October 3, 2001
Roger C. Viadero	October 14, 1994
Leon Snead	August 1, 1990
Leon Snead (Acting)	December 26, 1988
Robert W. Beuley	August 11, 1986
John V. Graziano	July 31, 1981
Robert E. Magee (Acting)	January 27, 1981
Thomas R. McBride^{[note 1]}	July 24, 1979
Thomas R. McBride^{[note 2]}	October 25, 1977
Nathaniel E. Kossack^{[note 3]}	May 1969
Lester P. Condon^{[note 4]}	July 19, 1962

Notes

^ Appointment via Inspector General Act of 1978, dated October 12, 1978.
^ OIG was administratively re-established by Secretary’s Memorandum 1915, dated March 23, 1977.
^ OIG abolished by Secretary’s Memorandum 1863, dated January 9, 1974. (That memorandum also established a separate Office of Audit and Office of Investigation.)
^ OIG established administratively by Secretary Orville L. Freeman and announced in July 19, 1962 press release.

References

^ ^a ^b "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ ^a ^b "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

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Related organizations

v t e United States Department of Agriculture
Headquarters: Jamie L. Whitten Building Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs	Foreign Agricultural Service United States Codex Office
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment	Forest Service
Under Secretary for Rural Development	Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services	Food and Nutrition Service (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion)
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety	Food Safety and Inspection Service
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics	Agricultural Research Service (National Agricultural Library) National Agricultural Statistics Service Economic Research Service National Institute of Food and Agriculture Office of the Chief Scientist
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs	Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation	Farm Service Agency (Commodity Credit Corporation) Risk Management Agency (Federal Crop Insurance Corporation) Natural Resources Conservation Service Farm Production and Conservation Business Center
Office of the Chief Financial Officer	National Finance Center
*Reports directly to the Secretary of Agriculture