Office of Inspector General
CPSC's Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigates reports of waste, fraud, and mismanagement.
There are three ways to contact CPSC's OIG to report an act you believe to be wasteful or fraudulent:
- Call (301) 504-7644
- Write to:
Office of Inspector General
Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East-West Highway
Room 419
Bethesda, MD 20814
- Use our special on-line form to report fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagment to the OIG
Fraud can also be reported using the General Accounting Office's Fraudnet website.
Government employees are protected from reprisal. Your identity will held in confidence, unless the Inspector General determines the disclosure to be unavoidable.
You can also use our general contact form to send an email the OIG.
About the Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is responsible for
- conducting audits and investigations;
- reviewing legislation;
- recommending policies to promote efficiency and effectiveness; and
- preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the operations of the agency.
The Inspector General (IG) is also responsible for keeping the CPSC’s chairman and Congress informed of problems or deficiencies in CPSC programs and operations. CPSC’s Inspector General is selected by the CPSC Chairman and reports directly to him.
CPSC's Office of Inspector General was established on April 9, 1989, in accordance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-504. The legislation established Offices of Inspector General in several departments and thirty-three agencies, including CPSC. The law gives the IG the power to act independently: the IG cannot be prevented from initiating, carrying out, or completing an audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena; has access to all records of the agency; reports directly to Congress; and can only be removed by the chairman, who must promptly advise Congress of the reasons for the removal.
To learn more about the work of the inspector general, please read the Inspectors General Vision Statement.
Recent Audits
Below are documents related to recent audits conducted by the Office of the Inspector General. All documents are in Adobe PDF format.
- Results of Peer Review of CPSC OIG Quality Controls (April 28, 2008)
- CPSC Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Statements (November 13, 2007)
- CPSC Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Statements (November 8, 2006)
- Federal Information Security Management Act Report FY 2007 (September 25, 2007)
- Audit of Service Contacting (September 24, 2007)
- Federal Information Security Management Act (September 22, 2006)
- Follow-Up Audit Report: CPSC Clearance Program (March 31, 2006)
- CPSC Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Statements (November 8, 2005)
- Follow-Up Audit Report: CPSC's Travel Card Program (November 3, 2005)
- Occupant Emergency Program (July 31, 2003)
Recent Semiannual Reports
Below are semiannual reports issued by the Office of the Inspector General.
- Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008
- Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007
- Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007
- Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006
- Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2005 - March 31, 2006
Contact Information
Inspector General: Christopher W. Dentel (301) 504-7644