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An inaugural publication that highlights success stories from the Department for FYs 2019 and 2020 has been published. These samples of successful work projects were discovered during inspections of 43 embassies and bureaus over the past two fiscal years.
More NewsOur Fall 2020 Semiannual Report to the Congress is now available. The report covers OIG’s oversight work during the reporting period from April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020.
More NewsThis is the ninth Lead Inspector General report to the United States Congress on these operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other terrorist groups, in designated regions of Africa.
More NewsOIG published its Monthly Update for December 2020 of OIG activities. Please note that the title of the monthly update now corresponds to the month of activity being reported. Previously, the title include the month the update was issued.
Katrin Verclas, age 52, a native and citizen of Germany residing in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in Maryland to federal charges of obstruction of a federal audit and causing a financial institution to fail to file a suspicious activity report (SAR), related to more than $1.2 million in U.S. State Department grant funds awarded to a corporation that Verclas controlled.
OIG published its December 2020 snapshot of OIG activities, which highlights OIG work in November 2020.