Issa Writes to 75 IG’s Regarding Unimplemented Recommendations That Could Save Taxpayers $26 Billion

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has sent letters to 75 Inspectors General (IG’s) requesting an update regarding thousands of open and unimplemented recommendations made by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee that could save taxpayers $26 billion.  The recommendations were included in a report released last January by then-Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) entitled, “Inspectors General:  Implementing Thousands of Open Recommendations Could Save Taxpayers Almost $26 Billion.

“One of the top priorities for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the operations of the federal government,” Issa wrote.  “Each year your office identifies potential reforms that, if implemented, would allow your agency to run more effectively.  Our Committee is obligated to ensure your office has sufficient resources to fulfill that mandate.”

Specifically, Issa has requested that the IG’s provide the Committee with the current number of open and unimplemented recommendations, the cost savings that can be obtained from implementing those recommendations and a prioritization of the outstanding unimplemented obligations with the IG’s plan to address them moving forward.

The Seventy-five IG offices that have received a letter are listed below.

1.     Agency for International Development

2.     Amtrak

3.     Appalachian Regional Commission

4.     Architect of the Capitol

5.     Central Intelligence Agency

6.     Commodity Futures Trading Commission

7.     Consumer Product Safety Commission

8.     Corporation for National and Community Service

9.     Corporation for Public Broadcasting

10.  Defense Intelligence Agency

11.  Department of Veterans Affairs

12.  Election Assistance Commission

13.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

14.  Export-Import Bank of the United States

15.  Farm Credit Administration

16.  Federal Bureau of Investigation

17.  Federal Communications Commission

18.  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

19.  Federal Election Commission

20.  Federal Housing Finance Agency

21.  Federal Labor Relations Authority

22.  Federal Maritime Commission

23.  Federal Reserve Board

24.  Federal Trade Commission

25.  General Services Administration

26.  Government Accountability Office

27.  Government of the District of Columbia

28.  Government Printing Office

29.  Legal Services Corporation

30.  Library of Congress

31.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

32.  National Archives and Records Administration

33.  National Credit Union Administration

34.  National Endowment for the Arts

35.  National Endowment for the Humanities

36.  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

37.  National Labor Relations Board

38.  National Reconnaissance Office

39.  National Science Foundation

40.  National Security Agency

41.  Nuclear Regulatory Commission

42.  Office of Personnel Management

43.  Office of the Director of National Intelligence

44.  Peace Corps

45.  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

46.  Postal Regulatory Commission

47.  Railroad Retirement Board

48.  Securities and Exchange Commission

49.  Small Business Administration

50.  Smithsonian Institution

51.  Social Security Administration

52.  Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

53.  Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

54.  Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program

55.  Tennessee Valley Authority

56.  The Denali Commission

57.  Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

58.  U.S. Capitol Police

59.  U.S. Department of Agriculture

60.  U.S. Department of Commerce

61.  U.S. Department of Defense

62.  U.S. Department of Education

63.  U.S. Department of Energy

64.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

65.  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

66.  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

67.  U.S. Department of Interior

68.  U.S. Department of Justice

69.  U.S. Department of Labor

70.  U.S. Department of State

71.  U.S. Department of the Treasury

72.  U.S. Department of Transportation

73.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

74.  U.S. International Trade Commission

75.  U.S. Postal Service

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