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President’s Message

President’s Message

I am so pleased to report that the Association’s Winter Institute in Austin, TX was an overwhelming success.  We closed our registration early after we quickly reached our maximum of 100 accepted applicants from local, state, federal and military IG offices from across the country. It was wonderful to have the Institute in Texas....
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President’s Message

President’s Message

I hope you all are well and enjoying the holidays. I am so pleased to report that 2012 has been a terrific year for the Association of Inspectors General.  Our conferences in Anaheim and Clearwater were incredibly successful, as were our Florida-based Certified Inspector General Institute. There is no question that the Inspector General...
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President’s Message

President’s Message

Hello Association Members, I am pleased to report that after a difficult week of contending with the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Association’s offices at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City are now open and operational. On behalf of the Board of Directors and all Association members, I want to...
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2013 Winter Inspector General Institute

Inspector General InstituteTM Professional certification programs offered; Certified Inspector General (CIG) Certified Inspector General Auditor (CIGA) Certified Inspector General Investigator (CIGI) 2013 Winter- Austin, TX - February 25 – March 1, 2013   The next Certification Program offered is for the 2013 Certified Inspector General Auditor, Certified Inspector General Investigator and the Certified Inspector General. The...
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2012 Winter Institute Success

On March 2, 2012, the Association of Inspectors General wrapped up its five-day Winter Institute, in Clearwater, FL.  A total of 61 students from local, state, federal and military inspector general offices from all over the country attended. There were 17 students enrolled in the Certified Inspector General Auditor (CIGA) program and 44 in...
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Fed Regulations: Expanded State/Local IG Role in Prison Rape Prevention

Fed Regulations: Expanded State/Local IG Role in Prison Rape Prevention

By Ned Benton January 2011 The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) is proposing new national standards to prevent prison rape. The standards propose options for the involvement of Federal, State and local Inspectors General in incident reporting and compliance auditing. Required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA),  PREA Notice of Proposed...
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Time for Virginia to Have an Independent Inspector General

Editorial by the WashingtonExaminer.com In a Richmond federal courtroom yesterday, Justin French pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining between $7 million to $20 million worth of state and federal tax credits to rehab historic Richmond real properties. He could spend up to 30 years behind bars. Justice is done, and everyone is happy.  But not...
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US Inspector General for Afghanistan quits

From the Boston Globe WASHINGTON — Retired Major General Arnold Fields, the US official in charge of rooting out corruption in Afghanistan, announced his resignation yesterday, just days after firing two of his top deputies. Key members of Congress urged President Obama to dismiss Fields, saying he failed to oversee the $56 billion that...
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A Year of Ideas, Integrity and Innovation

A Year of Ideas, Integrity and Innovation

I am very excited to start our new journey with the Association of Inspectors General (AIG) as your President. I’ve enjoyed a long and fulfilling association with the AIG, but I’m looking forward to a brilliant future with you over these next few years. I personally want to thank Len Odom, the outgoing President, and the...
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Caulfield Appointed Executive Director of CIGIE Training Institute

Thomas Caulfield, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, National Reconnaissance Office, and a member of the Board of the Association of Inspectors General,  has been appointed as the as the Executive Director of the CIGIE Training Institute – the training arm of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) as their...
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