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About OIG Reports to Congress

The Office of the Inspector General was established, in part, to provide a means for keeping the head of the Smithsonian Institution and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to Institution programs and operations, and the necessity for and progress of corrective actions.

The Office of the Inspector General fulfills this responsibility through semiannual reporting, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, testimony, and other means as the Inspector General finds necessary.

Semiannual Reports to Congress


For the period ended:

March 31, 2011                                 September 30, 2011

March 31, 2010                                 September 30, 2010

March 31, 2009                                 September 30, 2009

March 31, 2008                                 September 30, 2008

Other Reporting to Congress

Responses to Congressional Requests

Response to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Inquiry on Open and Unimplemented Recommendations, April 27, 2012

Congressional Testimony

Statement of Inspector General Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, December 10, 2009

Statement of Inspector General Before the Committee on House Administration, August 1, 2007

Statement of Inspector General Before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, April 11, 2007

Congressional Liaison

We meet with staff from various House and Senate committees that have jurisdiction over the Smithsonian to brief them on our work and on upcoming issues, and to solicit their suggestions for future audits and reviews.