Inspector General - Washington, United States - US Library of Congress

US Library of Congress

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Description

Duties:

The Inspector General (IG) has responsibility and delegated authority for the oversight and administration of all activities within the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), including all audits and related investigative activities, unless clear conflict of interest exists in so doing.

The IG provides leadership and coordination and recommends policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in all Library programs and operations nationally and internationally.

The IG provides policy direction and conducts, supervises, and coordinates audits and investigations dealing with Library programs and operations.

The IG plans, manages, and coordinates the day-to-day audit and investigative operations, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, policies of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), OIG policies and requirements, and any other applicable mandates to comply with the _Library of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005.

_The IG:

complies with the standards established by the Comptroller General of the United States for audits of Federal establishments, organizations, programs, activities, and functions, and CIGIE requirements; establishes guidelines for determining when it shall be appropriate to use nonfederal auditors and takes appropriate steps to assure that any work performed by non-federal auditors complies with Comptroller General and CIGIE standards and complies with the requirements of the_ Library of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005.

_The Inspector General gives particular regard to the activities of the Comptroller General of the United States with a view toward avoiding duplication and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation.

The IG implements the OIG Annual Audit Plan which requires continuous monitoring, evaluating, and rescheduling.

These duties include determining the reviews or audits and investigations to be initiated or curtailed and the level of resources to devote to a particular review.

The IG reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in organizational programs and operations and makes recommendations concerning the impact of such legislation or regulations on the economy and efficiency in the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by the Library.

The IG recommends policies for the Library of Congress, and conducts, supervises, or coordinates other activities carried out or financed by the Library for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the administration of, or preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in, its programs and operations.

Recommends policies for, and conducts, supervises, or coordinates relationships between the Library and other Federal agencies, state and local governmental agencies, and non governmental entities with respect to: 1) all matters relating to the promotion of economy and efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in, programs and operations administered or financed by the Library, and/or 2) the identification and referral for prosecution of participants in any civil or criminal wrongdoing.

The IG keeps the Librarian and the Congress fully and currently informed of all agency audits and investigative activities concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration, programs and operations administered or financed by the Library.

The IG recommends corrective action concerning such problems, abuses, and deficiencies, and monitors the progress made in implementing such corrective action.

The IG:

establishes and maintains effective working relationships with various high-level individuals, including Members of Congress and their staff, other Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branch agencies and entities, executives of corporations, other offices of inspector general, and other interested parties; establishes and maintains close and cooperative working relationships with Library of Congress officials and other institutions with related interests, to oversee Library programs and operations; effects, cultivates and maintains effective working relationships with professional peers and audit officials in the federal audit community; and coordinates with the Library's General Counsel and other Library infrastructure units on matters pertaining to OIG activities.

The IG may testify before congressional committees.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

See requirements listed below under Qualifications Required.

Conditions of Employment
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