SIGTARP I&E Peer Review Performed by CPSC OIG

This required external peer review was conducted in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Inspection and Evaluation Committee guidance as contained in the CIGIE Guide for Conducting External Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organizations of Federal Offices of Inspector General (December 2021). The peer review was conducted from April 5, 2023, through July 14, 2023. The Reviewing OIG assessed the extent to which the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) complied with the CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation, December 2020 (Blue Book). This assessment included a review of SIGTARP’s internal policies and procedures, Evaluations Policies and Procedures Manual, January 1, 2022, implementing the Blue Book standards. It also included a review of selected inspection and evaluation reports issued between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2023, to determine whether the reports complied with the Blue Book standards and the SIGTARP’s internal policies and procedures.