U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General

{{Short description|U.S. federal government office for investigative officials}}

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|label1=Formed

|data1=1988

|label2=Headquarters

|data2=Washington, D.C.

|label3=Parent agency

|data3=U.S. Department of the Treasury

|label4=Inspector General

|data4=Loren J. Sciurba

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (USDT-OIG or Treasury OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PL 100-504, Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/STATUTE-102/STATUTE-102-Pg2515|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-31|website=www.govinfo.gov|language=en}} The Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury 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|archive-date=2020-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026231639/https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title5/title5a/node20&edition=prelim|url-status=dead}}

The Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury is charged with conducting independent audits, investigations and reviews to help the Treasury Department accomplish its mission; improve its programs and operations; promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness; and prevent and detect fraud and abuse.