Immediate Office of the Inspector General

The Immediate Office of the Inspector General provides the Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General with staff assistance on the full range of their responsibilities and administers a comprehensive Professional Responsibility and Quality Assurance program that ensures the adequacy of OIG compliance and internal control programs. In addition, the Immediate Office oversees the Ombudsman program to provide OIG employees with confidential and informal assistance for resolving work-related conflicts, disputes, and grievances. The Ombudsman program promotes fair and equitable treatment within OIG and works toward improving the overall quality of worklife for OIG employees.

Staff Introductions

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Douglas Cunningham, Special Assistant
Carol A. Benvengi, Staff Assistant

Office of Quality Assurance and Professional Responsibility

The Office of Quality Assurance and Professional Responsibility has two major functions: quality assurance for all of the subordinate components within OIG, and professional responsibility investigations. The quality assurance function is designed to: (1) foster organizational standardization; (2) ensure compliance with applicable standards and practices, and (3) ensure that the products from each OIG component are of the highest quality. Quality assurance reviews for OIG offices are divided into three major components: Program; Administrative, and Internal and External Relations. The Office of Professional Responsibility investigates allegations of misconduct by OIG employees.

Staff Introductions

Jonathan Lasher, Director, OQAPR
Leonard R. Cabe, III, Director, QA/Investigations
Carl Markowitz, Director, QA/Audit
Joan Yurecsko, Management Analyst

Office of the OMBUDSMAN

The Office of the Ombudsman was established in May 2001 in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to provide OIG employees with confidential and informal assistance for resolving work-related conflicts, disputes and grievances; to promote fair and equitable treatment within the OIG; and to work towards improving the overall quality of worklife for the OIG employees. The Office of the Ombudsman offers effective, efficient and innovative dispute resolution services and helps people to use non-adversarial approaches to resolve disputes. The Ombudsman does not take formal notice on behalf of the Agency on grievances, or EEO/sexual harassment complaints.