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What is the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency? |  
Who are members of the PCIE and ECIE? |   How are the Councils organized? |   What is the mission of the Councils?

What is the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency?

The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE) were established by Executive Order 12805, May 11, 1992, to coordinate and enhance governmental efforts to promote integrity and efficiency and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs. The distinction between the two Councils is the membership. The PCIE is primarily comprised of the Presidentially-appointed IGs and the ECIE is primarily comprised of the agency head-appointed IGs.

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Who are the members of the PCIE and ECIE?

Presidentially-appointed IGs make up the PCIE; agency head-appointed IGs make up the ECIE. The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget chairs both Councils. The following are members of both Councils:

• Controller of OMB's Office of Federal Financial Management,
• Associate Deputy Director for Investigations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
• Director of the Office of Government Ethics,
• Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel, and
• Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

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How are the Councils organized?

The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget chairs both Councils. The Chair appoints a Vice Chair from each Council to assist in carrying out the functions of that Council. To further assist in accomplishing the mission of the PCIE, six standing committees have been formed within the PCIE membership. These committees address the audit, inspection and evaluation, investigation, integrity, legislation, and professional developments needs of the community. The ECIE has at least one member on each of the standing PCIE committees and forms ad hoc committees as needed.

The current PCIE and ECIE leadership is as follows:

PCIE Chair
The Honorable Clay Johnson, Deputy Director for Management, OMB

PCIE Vice Chair
The Honorable Gregory Friedman, IG, Department of Energy

ECIE Chair
The Honorable Clay Johnson, Deputy Director for Management, OMB

ECIE Vice Chair
Ms. Christine Boesz, Inspector General, NSF

PCIE Committee Chairs
Audit
The Honorable Jon Rymer, Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Coporation

Human Resources
The Honorable Earl E. Devaney, Inspector General, Department of Interior

Information Technology
Gordon Heddell, Acting Inspector General, Department of Defense

Inspection and Evaluation
The Honorable Daniel Levinson, Inspector General, Department of Health & Human Services

Integrity
Kenneth W. Kaiser, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI

Investigation
The Honorable Patrick P. O'Carroll, Inspector General, Social Security Administration

Legislation
The Honorable Phyllis Fong, Inspector General, US Department of Agriculture

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What is the mission of the Councils?

The mission of the PCIE and ECIE is to:

• address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies, and
• increase the professionalism and effectiveness of IG personnel throughout the Government.

To accomplish their mission, PCIE and ECIE members conduct interagency and inter-entity audit, inspection, and investigation projects to promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations and address more effectively government-wide issues of fraud, waste, and abuse. The Council members also develop policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled IG workforce.

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