Delegations of Authority -- Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Date	DOA Number	Title of Delegation	Documents	Redelegation
Inspector General
9/4/1992	EA/EF/58	Authority Under 34 CFR Part 8 Regarding Demands for OIG Records or Testimony in Legal Proceedings	PDF (78KB)	EF/EF/140
7/22/1994	EA/EF/78	Authority Under the Privacy Act, Title 5, U.S.C. §552a (b)(7), to Request Disclosure of Records Maintained by Another Federal Agency	WORD (265KB)	EF/EFA/151 EF/EFB/152 EF/EFI/153 EF/EFT/154 EF/EF/155
11/7/1995	EA/EF/82	Authority to Accept Gift of Travel Provided by ED Employees	PDF (84KB)
7/31/1996	EA/EF/83	Authority to File Written Objections to OPM Under 5 U.S.C. §3595(b)(3)(B)	PDF (129KB)
4/9/2008	EA/EF/175	Authority to establish a separate OIG Performance Review Board (PRB) to advise the IG in lieu of the Department’s PRB	PDF (174KB)
10/9/2008	EA/EF/176	Authority to approve special act awards and time-off awards for Senior Executive Service employees of the OIG	PDF (104KB)
7/26/2010	EA/EF/189	Authority as detailed in the PMI 451-1 to approve special act awards and performance awards up to $10,000 and time off awards for employees within the OIG	PDF (100KB)
5/10/2011	EA/EF/193	Exclusive authority to administer the Department’s responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act for documents maintained in OIG	PDF (107KB)	EF/EF/194
9/14/11	EA/EF/195	Litigation involving Office of Inspector General employees or applicants before the EEOC, MSPB, and in Federal courts	PDF (85KB)
2/17/12	EA/EF/196	Authorities under Executive Order 13423—Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management	WORD (26KB)
Deputy Inspector General
7/23/2004	EF/EF/156	Authority to concur/non-concur on the opening of investigative cases involving allegations of misconduct by ED employees	PDF (75KB)
Counsel to the Inspector General
7/23/2004	EF/EF/150	Authority under Section 6(a)(4) of the IG Act of 1978, as amended, to sign and issue Inspector General’s subpoenas	PDF (74KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EF/155	Authority to request disclosure of records maintained by another Federal agency pursuant to the Privacy Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §552a (b)(7)	WORD (26KB)
5/16/2011	EF/EF/194	Authority for Freedom of Information Act requests for OIG records	PDF (118KB)
Counsel and Assistant Counsels to the Inspector General
12/6/2010	EGR6/EF/190	Designation as Deputy Ethics Official and and delegation of authority to perform the functions of the Designated Agency Ethics Official for current and former employees of the OIG	PDF (111KB)
Assistant Inspector General for Audit
7/23/2004	EF/EFA/146	Authority under Section 6(a)(4) of the IG Act of 1978, as amended, to sign and issue Inspector General’s subpoenas	PDF (74KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EFA/151	Authority to request disclosure of records maintained by another Federal agency pursuant to the Privacy Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §552a (b)(7)	PDF (75KB)
8/3/2004	EF/EFA/159	Authority under section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to enter Into contracts and other agreements for audits and other services	PDF (119KB)
Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation, Inspection, and Management Services
7/23/2004	EF/EFB/147	Authority under Section 6(a)(4) of the IG Act of 1978, as amended, to sign and issue Inspector General’s subpoenas	PDF (74KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EFB/152	Authority to request disclosure of records maintained by another Federal agency pursuant to the Privacy Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §552a (b)(7)	PDF (75KB)
8/3/2004	EF/EFB/162	Authority under section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to enter Into contracts and other agreements for audits and other services	PDF (119KB)
Assistant IG for Investigation Services
7/23/2004	EF/EFI/148	Authority under Section 6(a)(4) of the IG Act of 1978, as amended, to sign and issue Inspector General’s subpoenas	PDF (74KB)	EFI/EFD1I/177 EFI/EFD3IW/178 EFI/EFD4I/179 EFI/EFD5I/180 EFI/EFD9I/181
7/23/2004	EF/EFI/153	Authority to request disclosure of records maintained by another Federal agency pursuant to the Privacy Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §552a (b)(7)	PDF (75KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EFI/157	Authority to open, only with the concurrence of the DIG, investigative cases involving allegations of misconduct by ED employees; authority to open all other investigative cases	PDF (75KB)	EFI/EFD1I/182 EFI/EFD3IW/183 EFI/EFD4I/184 EFI/EFD5I/185 EFI/EFD9I/186
8/3/2004	EF/EFI/160	Authority under section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to enter Into contracts and other agreements for audits and other services	PDF (119KB)
Special Agent In Charge, Investigations, Boston/New York OIG Region
12/31/2008	EFI/EFID1I/177	Authority to sign and issue Inspector General's subpoenas	PDF (119KB)
7/15/2009	EFI/EFD1I/182	Authority to open investigative cases	PDF (129KB)
Special Agent In Charge, Investigations, Washington/Philadelphia OIG Region
12/31/2008	EFI/EFD3IW/178	Authority to sign and issue Inspector General subpoenas	PDF (119KB)
7/15/2009	EFI/EFD3IW/183	Authority to open investigative cases	PDF (129KB)
Special Agent In Charge, Investigations, Atlanta OIG Region
12/31/2008	EFI/EFID4I/179	Authority to sign and issue Inspector General subpoenas	PDF (119KB)
7/15/2009	EFI/EFD4I/184	Authority to open investigative cases	PDF (129KB)
Special Agent In Charge, Investigations, Chicago OIG Region
12/31/2008	EFI/EFID5I/180	Authority to sign and issue Inspector General subpoenas	PDF (119KB)
7/15/2009	EFI/EFD5I/185	Authority to open investigative cases	PDF (129KB)
Special Agent In Charge, Investigations, Long Beach OIG Region
12/31/2008	EFI/EFID9I/181	Authority to sign and issue Inspector General subpoenas	PDF (119KB)
7/15/2009	EFI/EFD9I/186	Authority to open investigative cases	PDF (129KB)
Assistant IG for Information Technology Audit and Computer Crime Investigation
7/23/2004	EF/EFT/149	Authority under Section 6(a)(4) of the IG Act of 1978, as amended, to sign and issue Inspector General’s subpoenas	PDF (74KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EFT/154	Authority to request disclosure of records maintained by another Federal agency pursuant to the Privacy Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. §552a (b)(7)	PDF (64KB)
7/23/2004	EF/EFT/158	Authority to open, only with the concurrence of the DIG, investigative cases involving allegations of misconduct by ED employees; authority to open all other investigative cases	PDF (78KB)
8/3/2004	EF/EFT/161	Authority under section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to enter Into contracts and other agreements for audits and other services	PDF (119KB)
Deputy IG; All OIG Managers; Director, Management Services
1/3/2001	EF/Blanket/138	Authority to certify fund availability	PDF (72KB)
7/7/2004	EF/Blanket/139	Authority for domestic travel	PDF (77KB)