Central Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General
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The CIA Office of Inspector General exists to perform an inspector general
(IG) function at the Central Intelligence Agency
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The first IG was appointed in 1952.
, Church Committee
, and Pike Committee all recommended strengthening the office of OIG. Their criticisms included claims that the IG had few staff, was ignored, and was denied access to information. Their suggestions were not made into law.
who was deputy to Brent Scowcroft
at the time. In 1989 a new IG law was passed with a more independent IG. The IG also would no longer be chosen by the Director of Central Intelligence
but would instead be appointed by the President with 'advice and consent' of the Senate.
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The IG released a controversial report on failures of the intelligence community before 9/11.
IG staff Mary O. McCarthy was fired in 2006.
In 2007 Michael Hayden, head of the CIA, had attorney Robert Deitz review the work of the IG.
. It was entitled "CIA Inspector General Special Review: Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities". After a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union
, a less redacted version was declassified in 2009 and released to the public.
Inspector General
An Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
(IG) function at the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
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The first IG was appointed in 1952.
The 1970s
The Rockefeller CommissionRockefeller Commission
Rockefeller Commission can refer to either of two commissions in U.S. history, although it is not the proper name of either:* The 1972 President's Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, headed by John D. Rockefeller III. It was created by an Act of Congress, which was signed into...
, Church Committee
Church Committee
The Church Committee is the common term referring to the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Senator Frank Church in 1975. A precursor to the U.S...
, and Pike Committee all recommended strengthening the office of OIG. Their criticisms included claims that the IG had few staff, was ignored, and was denied access to information. Their suggestions were not made into law.
1980s
The IG performed an investigation during the Iran Contra scandal in 1986/1987. Congress was unsatisfied with the IG performance during this time frame. Senators of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (especially Boren, Cohen, Specter, and Glenn) wrestled with how to improve the IG while not interfering with the work of the CIA. They tried to make a bill that would satisfy various members of congress and also not get vetoed by president George HW Bush. Senator Boren (chairman of SSCI) worked with Robert GatesRobert Gates
Dr. Robert Michael Gates is a retired civil servant and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W....
who was deputy to Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft, KBE was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National...
at the time. In 1989 a new IG law was passed with a more independent IG. The IG also would no longer be chosen by the Director of Central Intelligence
Director of Central Intelligence
The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence was the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the principal intelligence advisor to the President and the National Security Council, and the coordinator of intelligence activities among and between the various United...
but would instead be appointed by the President with 'advice and consent' of the Senate.
Global War on Terror
There were several controversies surrounding the IG during the years of the Global War on TerrorWar on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
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The IG released a controversial report on failures of the intelligence community before 9/11.
IG staff Mary O. McCarthy was fired in 2006.
In 2007 Michael Hayden, head of the CIA, had attorney Robert Deitz review the work of the IG.
2004 Inspector General Report
In 2004 the CIA OIG published a report on prisoner treatment in the Global War on TerrorWar on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
. It was entitled "CIA Inspector General Special Review: Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities". After a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
, a less redacted version was declassified in 2009 and released to the public.
List of inspectors general
- John H. Waller 1976 July - ?
- Charles A. Briggs 1980 January - ?
- James H. Taylor 1982 September - ?
- John H. Stein 1984 July - ?
- Carroll L. Hauver 1985 December - ?
- William F. Donnelly 1988 January - ?
- William F. Donnelly (Acting) 1989 December - ?
- Frederick P. Hitz 1990 November - 1998
- Dawn Ellison (Acting) 1998 May - ?
- L. Britt Snider 1998 August - 2001
- Rebecca Donegan (Acting) 2001 January - ?
- Rebecca Donegan (Deputy IG) 2001 November - ?
- George ClarkGeorge ClarkGeorge Clark may refer to:*George Rogers Clark , American Revolutionary War military leader*George Clark , creator of The Neighbors*Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet, MP*George Anthony Clark, unionist politician and Orangeman*Col...
(Acting Deputy IG) 2002 January - ? - John Helgerson 2002 April - 2009 March
- David B. Buckley 2010 October- present
See also
- Inspector GeneralInspector GeneralAn Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
- Inspector General Act of 1978
- CIA's relationship with the United States CongressCIA's relationship with the United States CongressThere have been various arrangements to handle the CIA's relationship with the United States Congress.The formal liaison began some time before the 1960s, with a single position named the 'legislative liaison'. This later became the 'legislative counsel'...