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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2005
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the landmark legislation known as the Inspector General Act (IG Act). The IG Act created independent inspectors general, who would: protect the integrity of government; improve program efficiency and effectiveness; prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse in federal agencies; and keep agency heads,…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Accountability
