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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)
|OrganizationType=Boards, Commissions, and Committees
|Mission=CIGIE addresses integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies. It aims to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the Offices of Inspectors General.
|CreationLegislation=Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
|OrganizationExecutive=Chair
|Services=Policy development; Training; Integrity oversight; Interagency cooperation
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89795, -77.04378
|HeadquartersAddress=600 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
|Website=https://www.ignet.gov
}}
The '''Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency''' ('''CIGIE''') addresses [[integrity]], [[economy]], and [[effectiveness]] issues that transcend individual Government agencies; and increase the [[professionalism]] and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, [[technical standard]]s, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly [[Skilled worker|skilled workforce]] in the [[Office of Inspector General (United States)|Office of Inspector General]]. CIGIE was established in October 2008 as an independent entity within the United States [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] by the [[wikisource:Inspector General Reform Act of 2008|Inspector General Reform Act (IGRA)]].<ref>{{USStatute|110|409|122|4302–4317|2008|10|14}}</ref>

==Composition==
The CIGIE is composed of all federal U.S. Inspectors General whose offices are established under section 2 or section 8G of the [[Inspector General Act of 1978]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110518183349/http://www.ignet.gov/pande/leg/igactasof0609.pdf Inspector General Act of 1978]". ''Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency''. June 2, 2009. Archived from [http://www.ignet.gov/pande/leg/igactasof0609.pdf the original] on May 18, 2011.</ref> (5 U.S.C. App.), those that are [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation|presidentially-appointed with Senate confirmation]] and those that are appointed by agency heads (designated federal entities). This includes the inspector general of federal agencies such as the [[Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]], the [[United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General|U.S. Department of Labor]], and the [[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development|U.S. Agency for International Development]]. The 2008 Inspector General Reform Act combined the former PCIE and ECIE into CIGIE.<ref>Harris, Matthew D., Ph.D. (2012). "[https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/1287784818.html?FMT=ABS Inspectors General: Exploring Lived Experiences, Impediments to Success, and Possibilities for Improvement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407155031/https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/1287784818.html%3FFMT%3DABS |date=April 7, 2020 }}". ''Northcentral University''. 201; 3536049. Retrieved April 5, 2017.</ref> As of 2012, the CIGIE consisted of 73 Federal Offices of Inspector General.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inspectors-general.com|title=Inspectors General|last=Harris|first=Matthew D.|date=December 11, 2012|website=inspectors-general.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106232145/http://inspectors-general.com/|archive-date=January 6, 2018|access-date=January 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2020, the [[Pandemic Response Accountability Committee]] (PRAC) was created within the CIGIE to oversee the $2.2 trillion in government funds designated for response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].<ref name=CIGIE_040120>{{cite web |title=Additional Inspectors General Designated As Members of CIGIE's Pandemic Response Accountability Committee |url=https://www.ignet.gov/sites/default/files/files/PRAC-press-release-additional-members.pdf |website=Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency |accessdate=8 April 2020 |date=1 April 2020 |archive-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401232238/https://www.ignet.gov/sites/default/files/files/PRAC-press-release-additional-members.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Council Executive==
The Deputy Director for Management of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) is the executive chair of the council.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124141330/http://ignet.gov/pande/cigieexecchair.html CIGIE Executive Chair Jeffrey Zients]". ''Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency''. Archived from [http://ignet.gov/pande/cigieexecchair.html the original] on November 24, 2010.</ref> The chair of the council is elected by the council members to serve a two-year term. The chair appoints a vice chair from other than the category from which the chair was elected. Other statutory members of the CIGIE include: the inspectors general of the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], the controller of the [[Office of Federal Financial Management]], a senior-level official of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) designated by the Director of the FBI, Director of the [[United States Office of Government Ethics]] (OGE)[[Office of Special Counsel|Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel]] (OSC), the deputy director of the [[Office of Personnel Management]] (OPM), the inspectors general of the [[Library of Congress]], [[United States Capitol Police]], [[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] (GPO), [[Government Accountability Office]] (GAO), and the [[Architect of the Capitol]].

Prior to the establishment of the CIGIE, the federal inspectors general operated under the auspices of two councils, The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE) from the time they were established by Executive Order 12805, May 11, 1992, until the signing of P.L. 110–409.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20050305213621/http://www.ignet.gov/pande/exorder.html Executive Order 12805 of May 11, 1992]". ''Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency''. May 11, 1992. Archived from [http://www.ignet.gov/pande/exorder.html the original] on March 5, 2005.</ref><ref>"[https://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/110/409.pdf Public Law 110–409, 110th Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029085056/https://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/110/409.pdf |date=October 29, 2020 }}". ''U.S. Government Printing Office''. October 14, 2008.</ref>

==Methodology==
To accomplish its mission, the CIGIE:
# continually identifies, reviews, and discusses areas of [[weakness]] and [[vulnerability]] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20161118030255/https://www.cfda.gov/ Federal programs] and operations with respect to [[fraud]], [[waste]], and [[abuse]];
# develops plans for coordinated, Government wide activities that address these problems and promote [[economy]] and [[efficiency]] in Federal programs and operations, including interagency and inter-entity [[audit]], [[:wikt:investigation|investigation]], [[inspection]], and [[evaluation]] programs and projects to deal [[efficiency|efficiently]] and [[effective]]ly with those problems concerning [[fraud]] and [[waste]] that exceed the capability or [[jurisdiction]] of an individual agency or entity;
# develops policies that will aid in the maintenance of a corps of well-trained and highly skilled [[Office of Inspector General]] personnel;
# maintains an [[Internet]] [[website]] and other electronic systems for the benefit of all Inspectors General; maintain 1 or more academies] as the council considers desirable for the [[professional]] [[training]] of [[auditor]]s, investigators, [[inspector]]s, [[evaluator]]s, and other [[personnel]] of the various offices of [[inspector general]];<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081210095926/http://www.ignet.gov/igcia/index.htm History of the IG Academy]". ''Inspector General Criminal Investigator Academy''. Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Archived from [http://www.ignet.gov/igcia/index.htm the original] on December 10, 2008.</ref>
# submits recommendations of individuals to the appropriate appointing authority for any appointment to an [[office of Inspector General]] described under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B); and
# makes such reports to the [[United States Congress]] as the [[chairperson]] determines are necessary or appropriate; and perform other duties within the [[authority]] and [[jurisdiction]] of the council, as appropriate.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://www.ignet.gov/}}
* [http://www.c-span.org/video/?314773-1/qa-phyllis-fong C-SPAN ''Q&A'' interview with Phyllis Fong, September 22, 2013]
* [https://www.oversight.gov All federal inspector general reports in one place], Oversight.gov

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