Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity & Efficiency Investigations Committee
Mike Missal, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs; Committee Chair
Mark Bialek, Inspector General, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System/Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; 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
The mission of the Investigations Committee is to advise the Inspector General community on issues involving criminal investigations, criminal investigations personnel, and establishing criminal investigative guidelines. The Investigations Committee relies on the Investigations Advisory Subcommittee to assist in these efforts.
Reports
- This CIGIE Suspension and Debarment (S&D) report is intended primarily to raise the profile of suspension and debarment within the IG community, and to identify practices that could assist OIGs in pursuing these remedies. To this end, the CIGIE report features three sections. The first section provides basic background information about these remedies. The second section addresses certain misconceptions about suspension and debarment that may limit use of these actions: (1) that pursuing these actions necessarily jeopardizes contemporaneous judicial proceedings; (2) that they require a predicate judicial finding; and (3) that successful OIG referrals can only be based upon investigative action, not audit or inspection activities. The third and final section identifies a number of suggested practices aimed at enhancing the use of these tools in the IG community, such as those pertaining to referral processes at certain OIGs, outreach and communication between relevant communities, and training.
- Don't Let the Toolbox Rust: Observations on Suspension and Debarment, Debunking Myths, and Suggested Practices for Offices of Inspectors General; (Suspension and Debarment Working Group, 09/20/11)
- Don't Let the Toolbox Rust: Observations on Suspension and Debarment, Debunking Myths, and Suggested Practices for Offices of Inspectors General; (Suspension and Debarment Working Group, 09/20/11)
- Additionally, in conjunction with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the CIGIE Suspension and Debarment Working Group conducted a short survey (between February and March 2011) of suspension and debarment use and practices among the 28 agencies that received funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To a limited extent, the survey also solicited information pertaining to other remedies (i.e., those without Governmentwide effect), such as agency specific award suspensions and terminations. This report summarizes the result of this informal survey and illuminates where particular enhancements might be made going forward.
The information gathered through this survey is intended to be used to inform efforts to enhance the overall use of these protective tools -- even after ARRA funds have been expended.
- Suspension and Debarment Survey Summary (via the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board)
- Suspension and Debarment Survey Summary (via the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board)
- On June 18, 2013, the membership of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) adopted the Common Competencies of Office of Inspectors General Criminal Investigators (Common Competencies), issued May 24, 2013; and the accompanying Job Task Analysis and Competency Assessment for Offices of Inspectors General Criminal Investigators (JTA), issued in July 2012. The May 24, 2013, Common Competencies and the July 2012 JTA can assist Inspectors General in managing the criminal investigator (CI) workforce in areas such as developing criteria for CI performance, hiring of CIs, and updating CI competencies and the Job Task Illustration for Investigators. Although the goal is to achieve consistency in common competencies and job tasks of criminal investigators, it is important to recognize the uniqueness of the mission of each Office of Inspector General (OIG) and that an OIG might decide to deviate from this body of work. Accordingly, the Common Competencies, JTA, and suggestions within have been developed as guidance to further the OIG mission; they are not intended to imply any policy or mandated requirements.
Quality Standards & Other Operating Documents
- Quality Standards for Investigations (November 2011)
- Quality Standards for Digital Forensics (June 2019)
- Qualitative Assessment Review Guidelines for Investigative Operations of Federal Offices of Inspector General (July 2017)
- Full Assessment Review (Zip file)
- Appendix A: CIGIE Qualitative Assessment Review Organizational Profile for Investigative Operations
- Appendix B-1: Assessment of Law Enforcement Powers Implementation Pursuant to Section 6(e) of the IG Act
- Appendix B-2: Assessment of Law Enforcement Powers Implementation Pursuant to Statute Other than Section 6(e) of the IG Act
- Appendix C-1: Assessment of Compliance with the CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations
- Appendix C-2: Assessment of Compliance with CIGIE Quality Standards for Digital Forensics
- Appendix D-1:CIGIE Investigations Qualitative Assessment Review: Individual Closed Case Review Checklist
- Appendix D-2: CIGIE Investigations Qualitative Assessment Review: Case Review Summary Checklist
- Appendix E: Sample Formats For CIGIE Investigations Qualitative Assessment Review Reports
- Appendix F: Attorney General Guidelines for Offices of Inspector General with Statutory Law Enforcement Authority; December 2003
- Appendix G-1: Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations; September 2008
- Appendix G-2: Cover Memorandum - Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations; September 2008
- Appendix H: Attorney General Guidelines Regarding The Use Of Confidential Informants; May 2002
- Appendix I: CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations; November 2011
- Appendix J: CIGIE Guidelines on Undercover Operations; June 2013
- Appendix K: Sample CIGIE Investigations Qualitative Assessment Review Memorandum of Understanding
- "Qualitative Assessment Review Guidelines for Investigative Operations of Federal Offices of Inspector General";
December 2011
(Guide and Appendices-Single zip file-RIGHT Click on link at right to Download File) - "Qualitative Assessment Review Guidelines for Investigative Operations of Federal Offices of Inspector General";
December 2011 (adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format)- Appendix A: Qualitative Assessment Review Organizational Profile (adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format)
- Appendix B: Questionnaire for Review of Law Enforcement Powers Implementation
(adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format) - Appendix C-1: Questionnaire for Review of Compliance with the CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations
(adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format) - Appendix C-2: Questionnaire for Review of Conformity with Quality Standards for Investigations (Digital Forensics) (adobe .pdf format); (word .docx format)
- Appendix D-1: CIGIE Peer Review Individual Closed Case Review Checklist (adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format)
- Appendix D-2: CIGIE Peer Review Case Review Summary Checklist (adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format)
- Appendix E: Sample Formats For CIGIE Quality Assessment Review Reports
(adobe .pdf format); (word .doc format) - Appendix F: Attorney General Guidelines for Offices of Inspector General with Statutory Law Enforcement Authority; December 2003 (adobe .pdf format)
- Appendix G-1: Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations; September 2008 (adobe .pdf format)
- Appendix G-2: Cover Memorandum - Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations; September 2008 (adobe .pdf format)
- Appendix H: Attorney General Guidelines Regarding The Use Of Confidential Informants; May 2002
(adobe .pdf format) - Appendix I: CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations; November 2011 (adobe .pdf format)
- Appendix J: CIGIE Guidelines on Undercover Operations; June 2013 (adobe .pdf format)
- Previous Peer Review Guide Version "Qualitative Assessment Review Guidelines for Federal Offices of Inspector General"; May 2009 (Guide and Exhibits-Single zip file-RIGHT Click to Download File)
- Attorney General Memorandum for The Heads and Inspectors General of Executive Departments and Agencies
(December 2003) - Attorney General Guidelines for Offices of Inspectors General with Statutory Law Enforcement Authority (December 2003)
- Peer Review Schedule (July 2022)