NASA Office of Inspector General Revenue and Competitors

The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts independent audits, reviews, and investigations of NASA programs and operations to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement and to assist NASA managers in promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. The mandate of the NASA OIG, as identified in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452), is to: - conduct and supervise independent and objective audits and investigations relating to agency programs and operations; - promote economy, effectiveness and efficiency within the agency; - prevent and detect crime, fraud, waste and abuse in agency programs and operations; - review and make recommendations regarding existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to agency programs and operations; - keep the agency head and the Congress fully and currently informed of problems in agency programs and operations. Office of Audits, Office of Investigations, and Office of Management and Planning