Editing Inspector general (section)

==United States==
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In the United States, an inspector general leads an organization charged with examining the actions of a government agency, military organization, or military contractor as a general [[auditor]] of their operations to ensure they are operating in compliance with generally established policies of the government, to audit the effectiveness of security procedures, or to discover the possibility of misconduct, waste, fraud, theft, or certain types of criminal activity by individuals or groups related to the agency's operation, usually involving some misuse of the organization's funds or credit. In the United States, there are numerous [[Office of the Inspector General|offices of inspector general]] at the federal, state, and local levels;<ref>Hilliard, Nadia (2017). ''The Accountability State: US Federal Inspectors General and the Pursuit of Democratic Integrity''. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. {{ISBN|9780700623983}}. {{page needed|date=May 2020}} [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0700623981 Excerpt].</ref> the [[Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army]] is a military example.

The framework of offices of inspector general within the United States government was established with the [[Inspector General Act of 1978]].<ref>Schudson, Michael (December 16, 2017). "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1940161217744468 "Book Review: ''The Accountability State: US Federal Inspectors General and the Pursuit of Democratic Integrity''{{-"}}]. ''[[The International Journal of Press/Politics]]''. {{doi|10.1177/1940161217744468}}. Retrieved 18 May 2020.</ref>