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. I…
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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 community…
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 Institute…
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 the…
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 the…
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 Executive…
Brown to Eliminate CA IG
From the Los Angeles Times One of Gov.-elect Jerry Brown‘s first official acts will be eliminating the state Office of Inspector General, a position held by former L.A. City Controller Laura Chick, who has been responsible for overseeing more than $50 billion in federal stimulus money. Brown’s office said in a statement Monday that he…
Randy Meyer is New Ohio IG
From The Columbus Dispatch Randy Meyer, the chief investigator for state Auditor Mary Taylor and a former police officer, was appointed Ohio inspector general today by Gov.-elect John Kasich. Meyer, 44, a Republican from Wilmington, will replace Thomas P. Charles, who will be Kasich’s public safety director when he takes office on Jan. 10. Kasich and…
Connecticut: Reforming the AG’s Office
Editorial from the Connecticut Law Tribune Now that the long-term incumbent attorney general is about to leave that office, it’s time to re-examine some of the duties of that office and reduce the inherent conflicts that our current statutes create. Under Connecticut General Statute 3-125, the attorney general has the duty to appear for all…
Forensic Auditors – Worth Their Weight in Gold
By analyzing records that had been previously reviewed both engineering and internal audit staff, the forensic auditor was able to discover a pattern of inconsistencies, that when verified, disclosed that a massive fraud existed among contractors and their workers and agency engineers charged with the responsibility for the administration of government contracts.