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Oversight in the 21st Century

New Challenges, New Thinking: Keeping Up with the Evolving Audit Landscape

Mid-America Intergovernmental Audit Forum/ Midwestern Intergovernmental Audit Forum Joint Meeting

Allison Lerner Inspector General, National Science Foundation Vice-Chair, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) December 6, 2018

MAMIAF/MIAF JOINT MEETING

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ABOUT THE INSPECTORS GENERAL

74 Federal IGs: Prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse Promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness Are non-partisan and independent of their agencies Are transparent and accountable

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IGs by the Numbers (FY 16) $45.1 billion = potential savings resulting from IGs’ work

$25.2 billion audit recs agreed to by management $19.9 billion investigative receivables and recoveries

$2.7 billion = aggregate IG budgets ($17 return on investment) 13,000 = number of IG employees 6474 = number of successful criminal and civil actions 5,019 = audit, inspection, and evaluation reports issued 40 = years and counting! 1 = place for all IG reports — Oversight.gov

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ABOUT THE INSPECTORS GENERAL

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)

Address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues

that transcend individual Federal agencies Aid in the establishment of a professional, well-

trained, and highly skilled OIG workforce

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INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS A problem for IGs and for government:

Reports and Results in Silos

73 separate OIG websites

No effective, authoritative aggregation of OIG reports and common data Examples: Sunlight Foundation

Recovery.gov

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INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS

CIGIE’S SOLUTION: A “one-stop shop” for IG reports, featuring:

Aggregated IG reports from across government Fully text searchable Up-to-the-minute data about IG results Full transparency about data definitions

and methodologies

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OVERSIGHT.GOV

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BUILDING OVERSIGHT.GOV “If you build it, they will come.”

To minimize obstacles to participation:

IGs control the content Leverage (only) common data Make it easy for IGs

To maximize future use: Stakeholder engagement throughout Public beta test Continue to solicit feedback and ideas

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OVERSIGHT.GOV SUCCESSES

Launched October 1, 2017 70 OIGs – 10,400 reports and counting:

FY 18: 2478 reports $32 billion+ potential savings 7900+ recommendations

30,000+ hits per month and growing

16,000 Twitter followers (@OversightGov)

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3 new OIGs participating since launch (DIA, NRO, and NSA)

Connecting OIGs during work planning

Positive feedback from Congress, media, and civil society

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OVERSIGHT.GOV SUCCESSES (Cont.)

OVERSIGHT.GOV— POSITIVE FEEDBACK

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October 3, 3017, Washington, DC

OVERSIGHT.GOV— POSITIVE FEEDBACK

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OVERSIGHT.GOV— PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS

Open recommendations database Cross-agency whistleblower hotline form Disaster Recovery page IG Vacancies dashboard OIG collaboration site

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OVERSIGHT.GOV— PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS (Cont.)

Hosted OIG websites

Open data

GAO integration

Advanced search (in BETA)

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OVERSIGHT.GOV—LIMITATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT

Unpredictable funding for CIGIE

Varying data definitions and business

practices across OIGs

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Computer Matching Act exemption, data analytics Cross-cutting OIG audits and reviews Cross-cutting investigations CIGIE Top Management Challenges Report

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IGs WORKING TOGETHER

CIGIE TOP CHALLENGES REPORT

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1. Information Technology Security and Management

2. Performance Management and Accountability

3. Human Capital Management 4. Financial Management 5. Procurement Management 6. Facilities Maintenance 7. Grant Management

Most frequently reported challenges among 61 IGs



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THE BIG PICTURE

The role of transparency

Sunlight = taxpayer savings

IGs learning from each other

IGs helping others fight fraud, waste abuse

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THE BIG PICTURE

IGs as a united public voice, advocating for independence, stronger oversight,

and greater accountability.

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Questions?

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