Semiannual Report to Congress - October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023

This report was submitted to the Comptroller General in accordance with Section 5 of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2008. The report summarizes the activities of GAO's Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the six-month reporting period ending March 31, 2023. During the reporting period, the OIG provided Congress with its legislative priorities which will improve transparency and enhance its independence by providing parity with other federal Inspectors General. The OIG also initiated work on one performance audit and continued work on three additional performance audits. In addition, the OIG closed nine investigations and opened 11 new investigations. The OIG processed 32 substantive hotline complaints, many of which were referred to other OIGs for action because the matters involved were within their jurisdictions. The OIG remained active in the GAO and OIG communities by briefing new GAO employees on its audit and investigative missions, briefing GAO teams on the work of the GAO OIG, and participating in committees and working groups of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, including those related to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.