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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General

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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
Agency overview

Formed	1979
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Agency executive	Sandra Bruce, Inspector General
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Education
Website	www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/index.html

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General (ED OIG) is an Inspector General office created by the Department of Education Organization Act.^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Education is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.^[2]

History of Inspectors General[edit]


Inspector General^[3]	Appointment Date^[3]
Sandra Bruce	January 26, 2022^[4]
Sandra Bruce (Acting)	December 3, 2018^[5]
Kathleen S. Tighe	March 17, 2010
Mary Mitchelson (Acting)	July 1, 2008
John P. Higgins Jr.	November 27, 2002
John P. Higgins Jr. (Acting)	May 27, 2002
Lorraine Pratte Lewis	June 14, 1999
John P. Higgins Jr. (Acting)	March 1, 1998
Steve McNamara (Acting)	January 1, 1998
Thomas R. Bloom	January 3, 1996
John P. Higgins Jr. (Acting)	April 3, 1995
Gretchen C. Schwarz (Acting)	March 4, 1995
James B. Thomas Jr.	July 27, 1981
John C. Yazurlo (Acting)	January 27, 1981
James B. Thomas Jr.	August 26, 1980
John C. Yazurlo (Acting)	May 4, 1980

References[edit]

^ "Department of Education Organization Act" (PDF).

^ "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

^ ^a ^b "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

^ "OIG Leadership Team". www2.ed.gov. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

^ "POGO IG Vacancy Tracker". Retrieved October 28, 2020.

v t e Federal Offices of Inspector General of the United States
Cabinet Department OIGs	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs
Establishment agencies	Agency for International Development Corporation for National and Community Service Environmental Protection Agency Export-Import Bank Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency General Services Administration NASA National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency Office of Personnel Management Small Business Administration Social Security Tennessee Valley Authority Tax Administration (IRS) Nuclear Regulatory Commission Railroad Retirement Board
Designated federal entities	Amtrak Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Reserve System & Consumer Financial Protection Bureau AbilityOne Commodity Futures Trading Commission Consumer Product Safety Commission Corporation for Public Broadcasting Defense Intelligence Agency Denali Commission Election Assistance Commission Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Farm Credit Administration Federal Election Commission Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Maritime Commission Federal Trade Commission Legal Services Corporation National Archives & Records Administration National Credit Union Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Labor Relations Board National Science Foundation Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Postal Regulatory Commission Smithsonian Institution Development Finance Corporation International Trade Commission Postal Service Securities and Exchange Commission
Other OIGs	Architect of the Capitol Capitol Police Central Intelligence Agency Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office House of Representatives Intelligence Community Library of Congress
Special OIGs	Afghanistan Reconstruction Pandemic Recovery Troubled Asset Relief Program
Former OIGs	Coalition Provisional Authority Federal Emergency Management Agency Iraq Reconstruction
Related organizations	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Government Accountability Office Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

v t e United States Department of Education
Headquarters: 400 Maryland Avenue SW (Education Department Building) Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of Education
Secretary of Education	Office for Civil Rights Institute of Education Sciences (National Center for Education Statistics)
Deputy Secretary of Education	Office of Innovation and Improvement (defunct) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (Rehabilitation Services Administration Office of Special Education Programs) Office of English Language Acquisition Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Office of Safe and Healthy Students Office of Migrant Education)
Under Secretary of Education	Federal Student Aid Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Office of Postsecondary Education TRiO White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Programs	National Library of Education Education Resources Information Center National Assessment of Educational Progress
Independent organizations	Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance National Institute for Literacy National Assessment Governing Board National Board for Education Sciences

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