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

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| post = United States Department of Energy, Office of the Inspector General

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| department = United States Department of Energy

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| seat = Washington, D.C.

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| formation = 1977

| first = J. Kenneth Mansfield

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| deputy = Jennifer Quinones{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Quinones |url=https://www.energy.gov/ig/contributors/jennifer-quinones |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Energy.gov |publisher=United States Department of Energy |language=en}}

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| website = {{url|https://www.energy.gov/ig/office-inspector-general|energy.gov/ig/office-inspector-general}}

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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (DOE OIG) is an Inspector General office created by the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=P.L. 95-91, Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977.|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-91/pdf/STATUTE-91-Pg565.pdf#page=11|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} The Inspector General for the Department of Energy is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.{{Cite web|title=[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978|url=https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title5/title5a/node20&edition=prelim|access-date=2020-10-29|website=uscode.house.gov}}