U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General
Formed	1978
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Inspector General	Michael J. Missal
Website	www.va.gov/oig/

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.^[1]

History of Inspectors General

Inspector General^[2]	Appointment Date^[2]
Michael J. Missal	May 2, 2016^[3]
Linda Halliday (Acting)	July 6, 2015^[4]
Richard J. Griffin (Acting)	January 1, 2014
George J. Opfer	November 17, 2005
Jon A. Wooditch (Acting)	June 22, 2005
Richard J. Griffin	November 11, 1997
William Merriman (Acting)	January 3, 1996
Stephen A. Trodden	August 4, 1990
Renald P. Morani	January 1, 1988
Frank S. Sato	July 31, 1981
Morris B. Silverstein (Acting)	January 21, 1981
Allan L. Reynolds	May 1, 1979
John J. Williams (Acting Deputy IG)	November 9, 1977

References

^ ^a ^b "[USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ ^a ^b "Inspector General Historical Data" (PDF). Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "Inspector General". www.va.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
^ "Senior Executive Biography of Linda A. Halliday" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives.

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v t e United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Headquarters: 810 Vermont Avenue NW (Veterans Affairs Department Building) Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tanya J. Bradsher, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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