Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity & Efficiency Inspection & Evaluation Committee
Wendy R. Laguarda, Farm Credit Administration; Committee Chair
Michael P. Leary, Government Publishing Office; Vice Chair
Note: Prior to the establishment of the CIGIE, this committee operated under the auspices of the "PCIE" (President's Council on Integrity & Efficiency) and the "ECIE" (Executive Council on Integrity & Efficiency). Reports completed prior to the CIGIE use the PCIE & ECIE acronyms in their titles.
Mission Statement
Provides leadership for the CIGIE Inspection and Evaluation community's effort to improve agency program effectiveness by maintaining professional standards; leading the development of protocols for reviewing management issues that cut across departments and agencies; promoting the use of advanced program evaluation techniques; and fostering awareness of evaluation and inspection practice in OIGs. The Committee provides input to the CIGIE Professional Development Committee on the training and the development needs of the CIGIE Inspection and Evaluation community.
Reports
- Growth and Development of the Inspection and Evaluation Community: 2010 Survey Results (January 2011)
- "2007 Survey of Inspection and Evaluation Units in the Federal Inspector General Community" (December 2007)
- "An IGs Guide to Evaluating Agency Emergency Preparedness" (November 2006)
- Survey of Inspection and Evaluation Units in the Federal Inspector General Community (February 2004)
- "A Practical Guide for Reviewing Government Purchase Card Programs" (2002)
- Advisory and Assistance Services: A Practical Reference Guide (January 2001)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Compliance with Federal Agency Child Support Efforts prepared by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (May 2000)
- Survey of Inspection and Evaluation Units in the IG Community (January 2000)
- Screening of Federal Grants and Loans by Offices of Inspector General and Their Agencies' Grant and Loan Officers (January 1998)
- Inspections and Evaluations Divisions Working Relationships (January 1998)
- Inspection and Evaluation Units: Examples of Impact (January 1997)
- Accountability for Block Grants (July 1996)
Quality Standards
- Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluation (January 2012)
- Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations (December 2020)
Conferences/Presentations
2009 Inspection & Evaluation Training Conference, Presentations
- "Major Directions, Issues, and Trends in Evaluation;" Michael Quinn Patton
- "From Vets to the Net: Creating High-Performing and Harmonious Cross-Generational Work Teams;" Dana Brower
- "Evaluation as a Professional Discipline in Government;" Debra Rog
- AIG Panel: Brem Morrison, Dept. of Defense
- "Producing High-Impact Results: Where Do You Start?;" Kathryn Newcomer
Related Links
- American Evaluation Association
- Eastern Evaluation Research Society
- GAO Publications
- Designing Evaluations (2012 Revision)
- Case Study Evaluations (11/90)
- The Evaluation Synthesis (03/92)
- Prospective Evaluation Methods: The Prospective Evaluation Synthesis (11/90)
- Practical Evaluation for Public Managers: Getting The Information You Need (DHHS OIG)
Inspection and Evaluation Peer Review
Guide
- Guide for Conducting Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organizations (December 2021)
- Guide for Conducting Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organizations (December 2020)
Schedule
- I&E Peer Review Schedule 2021-2023 (Updated January 2022)
- I&E Peer Review Schedule 2024-2026 (Updated January 2023)
2021 Toolkit
- 2021 - External Peer Review Process - Chart
- 2021 - IE Peer Review Tool Kit
- 2021 - Document or Information Request
- 2021 - Entrance Conference Agenda
- 2021 - Exit Conference Agenda
- 2021 - Appendix A - Peer Review Report Template
- 2021 - Appendix B - Letter of Comment Template
- 2021 - Appendix C -Memorandum of Understanding Template
- 2021 - Appendix D -Policy and Procedures Review Checklist
2020 Toolkit
- 2020 - External Peer Review Process - Chart
- 2020 - IE Peer Review Tool Kit 2020
- 2020 - Document or Information Request
- 2020 - Entrance Conference Agenda
- 2020 - Exit Conference Agenda
- 2020 - Appendix A - Peer Review Report Template
- 2020 - Appendix B Letter of Comment Template
- 2020 - Appendix C -Memorandum of Understanding Template
- 2020 - Appendix D -Policy and Procedures Review Checklist
- 2020 - Appendix E - Report Review Checklist
- 2020 - Appendix F - Work Plan Template
- 2020 - Appendix G- Process Checklist
- 2020 - I&E Peer Review FAQs