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What is the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency? The President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE) were established by Executive Order 12805, May 11, 1992, to coordinate and enhance governmental efforts to promote integrity and efficiency and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs. The distinction between the two Councils is the membership. The PCIE is primarily comprised of the Presidentially-appointed IGs and the ECIE is primarily comprised of the agency head-appointed IGs. Who are the members of the PCIE and ECIE?
Presidentially-appointed IGs make up the PCIE; agency
head-appointed IGs make up the ECIE. The Deputy Director for
Management of the Office of Management and
Budget
chairs both Councils. The following are members of both Councils:
The Vice Chair of the ECIE is a member of the PCIE and the Vice Chair of the PCIE is a
member of the ECIE. The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget chairs both
Councils. The Chair appoints a Vice Chair from each Council to assist in carrying out the
functions of that Council. To further assist in accomplishing the mission of the PCIE, six
standing committees have been formed within the PCIE membership. These committees address
the audit, inspection and evaluation, investigation, integrity, legislation, and professional
developments needs of the community. The ECIE has at least one member on each of the
standing PCIE committees and forms ad hoc committees as needed.
The current PCIE and ECIE leadership is as follows:
The mission of the PCIE and ECIE is to:
To accomplish their mission, PCIE and ECIE members conduct interagency and inter-entity audit, inspection, and investigation projects to promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations and address more effectively government-wide issues of fraud, waste, and abuse. The Council members also develop policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled IG workforce. |