| U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General | |
| Label1: | Formed |
| Data1: | 1978 |
| Label2: | Headquarters |
| Data2: | Washington, D.C. |
| Label3: | Parent agency |
| Data3: | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Label4: | Inspector General |
| Data4: | Phyllis Fong |
| Label5: | Website |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. A component of USDA-OIG, the Office of Investigations, conducts criminal investigations led by USDA-OIG Special Agents.
| Phyllis Fong | December 2, 2002 | |
| Joyce Fleischman (Acting) | October 3, 2001 | |
| Roger C. Viadero | October 14, 1994 | |
| Leon Snead | August 1, 1990 | |
| Leon Snead (Acting) | December 26, 1988 | |
| Robert W. Beuley | August 11, 1986 | |
| John V. Graziano | July 31, 1981 | |
| Robert E. Magee (Acting) | January 27, 1981 | |
| Thomas R. McBride | July 24, 1979 | |
| Thomas R. McBride | October 25, 1977 | |
| Nathaniel E. Kossack | May 1969 | |
| Lester P. Condon | July 19, 1962 |