Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General
Agency overview
Formed2002
TypeInspector General Office
Employees600+
Annual budget$214.9m USD (FY 2023)
Agency executives
  • Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General
  • Glenn Sklar, Principal Deputy Inspector General
  • Gladys Ayala, Deputy Inspector General, Integrity
  • Sarah Nelson, Deputy Inspector General, Innovation
  • Bruce Miller, Deputy Inspector General, Audits
  • Kristen Fredricks, Deputy Inspector General, External Affairs
  • James Izzard, Deputy Inspector General, Investigations
  • Louise McGlathery, Deputy Inspector General, Management
  • Tom Kait, Deputy Inspector General, Inspections and Evaluations
Parent departmentU.S. Department of Homeland Security
Child agencies
  • OIG Office of Inspections and Evaluations
  • OIG Office of Management
  • OIG Office of Investigations
  • OIG Office of Audits
  • OIG Office of External Affairs
  • OIG Office of Integrity
  • OIG Office of Innovation
Websiteoig.dhs.gov

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was established along with the Department of Homeland Security itself in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act. Its website describes its mission as "supervis[ing] independent audits, investigations, and inspections of the programs and operations of DHS, and recommends ways for DHS to carry out its responsibilities in the most effective, efficient, and economical manner possible."[1]

  1. ^ "What We Do". OIG website. Retrieved March 21, 2016.