U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General explained

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
Label1:	Formed
Data1:	1978
Label2:	Headquarters
Data2:	Washington, D.C.
Label3:	Parent agency
Data3:	U.S. Department of Commerce
Label4:	Inspector General
Data4:	Jill Baisinger (Acting)
Label5:	Website

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

History of Inspectors General

!Inspector General^[2] !Date Started

Jill Baisinger (Acting)	May 31, 2024^[3]
Roderick Anderson (Acting)	January 5, 2024
Peggy E. Gustafson	January 9, 2017
C. Morgan Kim (Acting)	June 4, 2015
Todd Zinser	December 26, 2007
Elizabeth Barlow (Acting)	June 7, 2007
Johnnie E. Frazier	July 20, 1999
Johnnie E. Frazier (Acting)	January 7, 1998
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge	April 18, 1988
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge (Acting)	April 21, 1987
Sherman M. Funk	October 2, 1981
Frederic A. Heim Jr. (Acting)^[4]	January 21, 1981
Mary Bass	July 9, 1979
Guy W. Chamberlin Jr. (Acting)^[5]	October 1978

Notes and References

1. Web site: [USC02] INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978]. 2020-10-29. uscode.house.gov.
2. Web site: July 25, 2017. Inspector General Historical Data. September 29, 2020. Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency.
3. Web site: Biden to replace embattled acting Commerce IG . 2024-06-02 . Government Executive.
4. As AIG/Audit was next in succession when President Reagan removed all IGs.
5. While Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, functioned as Acting IG until Mary Bass was sworn in.