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Office of the Inspector General

A. Sprightley Ryan, Inspector General

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Office of the Inspector General
Smithsonian Institution
MRC 524
PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-0712

 
What We Investigate
Mission and Authority  

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an independent, objective office within the Smithsonian Institution. The OIG reports only to the Smithsonian Board of Regents and to Congress.

As mandated by the Inspector General Act, the OIG:

  • Conducts and supervises audits and investigations relating to Smithsonian programs and operations;
  • Promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the Institution;
  • Prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse in Institution programs and operations;
  • Reviews and makes recommendations regarding existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to Smithsonian programs and operations;
  • Keeps the Regents and the Congress fully and currently informed of problems in Institution programs and operations.

The OIG conducts whatever reviews and investigations the Inspector General deems appropriate. The OIG has access to any information available to the Institution.

The OIG may keep confidential any complaints it receives, and no one may retaliate against an employee for complaining to the OIG.

No one may prohibit or interfere with any OIG reviews or investigation.

 

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External Quality Control Review of the Smithsonian Institution Office of the Inspector General, December 22, 2008

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  Earlier Semiannual Reports  
Recent Audit Reports  
arrow Travel Oversight, January 23, 2009 PDF Document
arrow Review of Travel and Expenses of W. Richard West Jr., October 28, 2008 PDF Document
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Review of the Former CEO of Smithsonian Business Venture's Expenses for 2006-2007, July 7, 2008

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Review of the Former Secretary's Expenses for 2006-2007, July 3, 2008

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Quality Assurance Letter on FY 2007 Financial Statement Audit

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Oversight of Contractors at Smithsonian Business Ventures, February 25, 2008

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Administration of Relocation and Recruitment Payments, September 28, 2007

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Friends of the National Zoo Revenue Operations, August 28, 2007

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arrow Review of Smithsonian Business Ventures CEO Expenses and Compensation, July 19, 2007 PDF Document
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Executive Compensation at the Smithsonian, January 19, 2007

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Executive Compensation at Smithsonian Business Ventures, Phase I, January 19, 2007

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Review of the Secretary's Expenses, Compensation, and Donations for 2000-2005, January 16, 2007

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Employee and Contractor Screening Measures, August 21, 2006

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In Brief: Audit of Physical Security and Inventory Control Measures to Safeguard the National Collections at the National Museum of Natural History, September 29, 2006

 

Older Audit Reports

 
Congressional Testimony  
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Statement of Inspector General Before the Committee on House Administration, August 1, 2007

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OIG 2009 Audit Plan

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