Leadership Team
- Assistant Inspector General for Resource Management
Linda Snider
Gregory H. Friedman
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Energy
 Gregory H. Friedman was nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1998. Mr. Friedman started his Federal career in 1968 and has been with the Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General, since 1982. As Inspector General, he is responsible for a nationwide, independent program of audits, inspections, and law enforcement efforts related to the Department of Energy’s programs and operations, including its over $130 billion in assets and 107,000 Federal and contractor personnel. In addition to his responsibilities as Inspector General, Mr. Friedman now serves as a member of the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board.
Mr. Friedman received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Temple University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 1979-1980, Mr. Friedman was selected as a Princeton Fellow in Public Affairs and spent a year in residence at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Studies.
In 2002, Mr. Friedman was named by the Comptroller General of the United States to serve as a member of the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Friedman served as Vice Chair of the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency, then the parent organization of the 11,000 member Federal Inspector General community. In addition, he led the development of the “Federal Audit Manual,” for the first time providing universal guidelines for conducting Federal financial audits.
Mr. Friedman has been a guest lecturer on topics such as audit policy and procedures, government integrity and oversight, and program evaluation. In addition, Mr. Friedman is a member of several professional organizations, and has served in leadership positions in the Association of Government Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Mr. Friedman has also been active in a number of community and philanthropic organizations.
During his Federal career, Mr. Friedman has received numerous awards, including the Department of Energy’s Meritorious Service Award, the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, and the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive.
Herbert Richardson
Principal Deputy Inspector General
U.S. Department of Energy
Herbert Richardson currently serves as the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In this capacity, he provides executive management oversight for the Office of Investigations, Office of Inspections, and the Office of Resource Management. Prior to ascending to the Principal Deputy position, Mr. Richardson served as Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. As the Principal Deputy Inspector General, Mr. Richardson directs resources of the efforts for a national workforce throughout the United States in the prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse within a $17 billion Agency comprised of over 15,400 employees and over 102,000 contractors, including the Nation's leading Laboratories.
Prior to Mr. Richardson's arrival to the Office of Inspector General in 1994, he served in a Special Agent management position for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). During his 20-year tenure with the FBI, he investigated and managed investigative operations in the fields of Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Violent Crime matters, and matters of National Security. Before leaving the FBI for the DOE/OIG, he had responsibility for the operational and administrative activities of over 900 FBI employees in support of investigative activities throughout the United States and selected international territories.
Mr. Richardson received his early education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967 and a Master of Public Administration from Long Island University in Greenville, New York, in 1985. Mr. Richardson has also done post graduate and advanced studies at the University of Southern California (USC)-Washington School of Public Affairs, the Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University School of Government Affairs, the George Washington University School of Government Affairs, Federal Executive Institute and Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the United States Presidential Rank Award for Career Senior Executives, United States Attorney General Award for Volunteerism, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Director's Award for Excellence," and, in his younger days, recognition as the first African-American to win a gold medal in U.S. and International Rowing competition.
Rickey R. Hass, CPA
Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services
U.S. Department of Energy
Rickey R. Hass has served in executive leadership positions within the Office of Audit Services since February 2002, and was appointed as the Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services in November 2008. In his current position, he directs a Federal workforce of audit professionals serving at 13 major Department of Energy sites across the country. Mr. Hass is responsible for performance and financial audits of all of the Department’s programs and activities. In particular, he directs the performance of audits designed to help ensure reliability of the nation’s nuclear stockpile. He also dedicates significant audit resources to determining whether the Department’s environmental clean-up and restoration efforts associated with cold-war nuclear weapons production are conducted in a safe, effective and efficient manner. These efforts are currently projected to require more than 40 years of effort at a cost exceeding $200 billion – one of the largest non-entitlement liabilities in the Federal government. He is also responsible for audits of scientific research related activities and user facilities, including grants to both university and private-sector research organizations. In the corporate audit area, Mr. Hass directs the performance of audits of financial, information technology, and other Department-wide programs such as those related to health and safety.
Mr. Hass has over 18 years experience performing Federal performance and financial audits. Notably, he initially developed the strategy for and is now responsible for all financial statement and information technology related audits across the Department. He directs a $11 million plus effort of our contract independent public accounting firm to perform the annual Audit of the Department’s consolidated financial statements audits. Mr. Hass also developed and stood-up the Office of Audit Services’ technology audit capability – a highly successful organization that aids the Department by performing many cyber security and other information technology focused audits each year.
Prior to his Federal audit career, Mr. Hass served for 22 years in the United States Marine Corps. He served in a variety of positions during his Marine Corps career, including tours in legal services, finance and accounting, and budget. He retired from active duty in August 1991 as a Master Gunnery Sergeant and immediately began his career with the Office of Inspector General.
Mr. Hass graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Chaminade, University of Honolulu. He is also a graduate of the Leadership for a Democratic Society program at the Federal Executive Institute. Mr. Hass is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Maryland.
During his Federal career, Mr. Hass has received a number of awards for outstanding service. While in the Marine Corps he was the recipient of numerous commendations and the Meritorious Service, Navy Commendation, and Navy Achievement Medals. As a result of his Federal civilian service he has been the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award and has been recognized for his exemplary audit work through a number of Awards for Excellence from the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
George Collard
Assistant Inspector General for NNSA and Energy
Office of Audit Services
U.S. Department of Energy
George W. Collard was appointed Assistant Inspector General for Audits in 2005. He manages performance audits of the Department of Energy’s Environment, Science and Energy programs and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Mr. Collard directs the planning, execution, and reporting on program results, contract administration, and economy and efficiency of each of the Department’s major program areas. In this capacity, he leads a professional staff located in 13 geographical locations. Prior to his current position, Mr. Collard was responsible for financial statement and information technology audits of the Department.
Prior to joining the Office of Inspector General, Mr. Collard worked with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). While with the GAO, Mr. Collard led audits of a wide variety of government programs including justice, health and human services, small business assistance, and economic development.
Mr. Collard has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bryant College and has taken graduate studies at American University. He has also taken advance management studies at the Federal Executive Institute. Mr. Collard is the recipient of numerous awards including Awards for Excellence from the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
John R. Hartman
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
U.S. Department of Energy
John R. Hartman became the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (AIGI) in March 2001. Mr. Hartman has full leadership responsibility for all aspects of the programs, operations, policies, and resources of the OIG’s Office of Investigations, which includes a Headquarters office and 10 field offices throughout the country. The Office of Investigations conducts investigations into allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs and operations of the Department of Energy, including over 70 facilities and 100,000+ Federal and contractor employees. Particular focus is placed on contract and grant fraud; environmental violations; computer crimes; and issues that reflect on the integrity and credibility of Department officials. The Office of Investigations also includes a Technology Crimes Section, which is staffed by Special Agents with specialized technology and investigative skills necessary to respond to complex computer crimes committed against the Department and to provide computer forensic support during fraud investigations.
Mr. Hartman has been with the Department’s Office of Inspector General since 1990. He has served in a variety of positions, including Special Agent, Operations Officer, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Special Agent-in-Charge, and Deputy AIGI. He has participated in and managed numerous high profile and complex investigations that have attracted significant Congressional, Departmental, and media interest. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Hartman served as a Special Agent at the General Services Administration.
Mr. Hartman, a native of Nazareth, PA, received a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, and a M.S. degree in Justice from The American University in Washington, DC. In 1999, he completed the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard University.
Linda Snider
Assistant Inspector General for Resource Management
U.S. Department of Energy
Linda J. Snider was appointed the Assistant Inspector General for Resource Management in January 2007. Ms. Snider manages the Office of Resource Management's activities related to the administrative and management responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General. She provides oversight, policy direction and implementation of the Office's budget and financial resources, human resources management, space, facilities and equipment needs, information technology requirements, records management, FOIA processing, other administrative services, and all aspects of the Office of Inspector General's security program at its headquarters and field sites.
Ms. Snider began her Federal career at the U.S. Army Audit Agency where she served in senior auditor positions prior to joining the Department’s Office of Inspector General in 1992. She has over 25 years of auditing experience and has served in a variety of positions, including Assistant Inspector General for Audit Planning and Administration, Director for the East/West Regions and Team Leader of the Washington and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Audit Groups. Her career experiences include numerous high profile and complex audits that have attracted Congressional and Departmental interest.
Ms. Snider received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University Hayward in 1980. She has done advanced studies at the Federal Executive Institute and is a Certified Financial Government Manager.
Sanford J. Parnes
Counsel to the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Energy
Sanford J. Parnes has served as Counsel to the Inspector General at the Department of Energy since February 1986. In this position, he is responsible for providing the full range of legal services to the Office of Inspector General. He also serves as the Office of Inspector General Congressional Liaison Officer. During 1993 and 1994, Mr. Parnes was Chairman of the Council of Counsels to Inspectors General (CCIG).
Prior to his employment at the Department of Energy, Mr. Parnes served as:
- Counsel to the Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, 1983-1986
- Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Bureau of the Mint, 1980-1983
- Attorney, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 1977-1980
- Legislative Assistant to Congressman Herman Badillo, 1976-1977
Mr. Parnes is a Member of the Bars of the State of New York and the District of Columbia. He is a graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law (1976) and the American University (1973).
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