Executive Order 12805 of May 11, 1992

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to coordinate and enhance governmental efforts to promote integrity and efficiency and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs, the establishment of two Councils of Federal Inspectors General and appropriate Federal officials is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency.

(a) There is established as an interagency committee the
President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE).
(b) The PCIE shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
Management and Budget, who shall be Chairperson of the
Council;
(2) All civilian Presidentially appointed Inspectors
General whose offices were established in the Inspector
General Act of 1978 and subsequent amendments;
(3) The Vice Chairperson of the Executive Council on
Integrity and Efficiency;
(4) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial
Management;
(5) The Associate Deputy Director for Investigations of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(6) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics;
(7) The Special Counsel of the Office of Special
Counsel; and
(8) The Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel
Management.

(c) The Chairperson, may from time to time, invite other
officials to participate in meetings of the PCIE.
(d) The Chairperson shall, to the extent possible, convene
meetings of the PCIE monthly.

Sec. 2. Establishment of the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency.

(a) There is established as an inter-entity committee the
Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE).
(b) The ECIE shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
Management and Budget, who shall be Chairperson of the
Council;
(2) All civilian statutory Inspectors General not
represented on the PCIE;
(3) The Vice Chairperson of the PCIE;
(4) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial
Management;
(5) The Associate Deputy Director for Investigations of
the Federal Bureau of investigation, or his or her designee;
(6) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics, or
his or her designee;
(7) The Special Counsel of the Office of Special
Counsel, or his or her designee; and
(8) The Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, or his or her designee.

(c) If any individual simultaneously serves as a
Presidentially appointed Inspector General and as Inspector
General of an entity represented on the ECIE, that
individual may send a designee to ECIE meetings.
(d) The Chairperson may, from time to time, invite other
officials to participate in meetings of the ECIE.
(e) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the
Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management
shall, to the extent possible convene meetings of the ECIE
monthly.

Sec. 3. Functions of the PCIE and the ECIE

(a) The Councils shall continually identify, review, and
discuss areas of weakness and vulnerability in Federal
programs and operations to fraud, waste, and abuse, and
shall develop plans for coordinated, Governmentwide
activities that address these problems and promote economy
and efficiency in Federal programs and operations. These
activities will include interagency and inter-entity audit
and investigation programs and projects to deal efficiently
and effectively with those problems concerning fraud and
waste that exceed the capability of jurisdiction of an
individual agency or entity. The Councils shall recognize
the preeminent role of the Department of Justice in law
enforcement and litigation.
(b) The Councils shall develop policies that will aid in the
establishment of a corps of well-trained and highly skilled
Office of Inspector General staff members.
(c) The individual members of the Councils should, to the
extent permitted under law, adhere to professional standards
developed by the Councils and participate in the plans,
programs, and projects of the Councils.
(d) The creation and operation of the Councils shall neither
interfere with existing authority and responsibilities in
the relevant agencies and entities nor augment or diminish
the statutory authority or responsibilities of individual
members of either Council.

Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Chairperson of the PCIE and ECIE.

(a) The Chairperson may appoint a Vice Chairperson from the
PCIE and the ECIE to assist in carrying out the functions of
each Council.
(b) The Chairperson shall, in consultation with the members
of each Council, establish the agenda for PCIE and ECIE
activities.
(c) The Chairperson shall, on behalf of the Councils, report
to the President on the activities of the Councils. The
Chairperson shall, as appropriate, advise the Councils with
respect to the President's consideration of the Councils'
activities.
(d) The Chairperson shall provide agency and entity heads
with summary reports of the activities of the Councils.
(e) The Chairperson shall establish, in consultation with
members of the Councils, such committees of the PCIE and the
ECIE as deemed necessary and appropriate for the efficient
conduct of PCIE and ECIE functions. The Chairperson may
invite members of the ECIE to serve on each PCIE Committee.
Similarly, the Chairperson may invite members of the PCIE to
serve on each ECIE Committee.
(f) The Chairperson shall convene joint meetings of the PCIE
and ECIE at least annually.

Sec. 5. Administrative Provisions

(a) The director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall provide the PCIE and the ECIE with such administrative
support as may be necessary for the performance of the
functions of the Councils.
(b) The heads of agencies and entities represented on the
PCIE and the ECIE shall provide their representatives with
such administrative support as may be necessary, in
accordance with law, to enable representatives to carry out
their responsibilities.

Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order No. 12625 of January 27,
1988, entitled "Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs," is
revoked.

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