Office of the Inspector General

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Written by William Fitzroy

Updated: 07:46 am UTC, 30/10/2024

Office of the Inspector General

The Office of the Inspector General is the executive branch’s equivalent of
the City Council’s DC Auditor. The Inspector General investigates accusations of waste,
fraud, mismanagement, and corruption in the District government. If the office discovers
matters that are possibly criminal, it refers them to the US Attorney for the District of
Columbia, or possibly to the Corporation Counsel, for prosecution. Otherwise, the
Inspector General has the power to write and issue reports on its findings. The Office was
made independent of the Mayor by the same federal legislation that created the DC
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, the Control Board.

The current Inspector General is Charles J. Willoughby, who was appointed on
May 18, 2005. The announcement of his appointment is available here.

Many of the Inspector General’s reports are now posted online at the
IG’s website, http://oig.dc.gov. 

  • Audit of the Procurement Activities at the Office of Public
    Education Facilities Modernization, June 29,
    2011
  • Report of Investigation into Misconduct Violations by a Former
    Employee of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic
    Development, an Employee of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, an
    Employee of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, and a Former
    Employee of the Executive Office of the Mayor, OIG No. 2009-0305(S)
    (Donation of fire truck and ambulance to Sosua, Dominican Republic), April
    14, 2011
  • Office of the Inspector General Charles James Willoughby
    Confirmation Approval Nomination of 2005, PR
    16-249
  • Charles J. Willoughby, appointment as acting Inspector General, May
    18, 2005
  • Austin A. Anderson, appointment as Interim Inspector General, January
    8, 2004
  • Charles C. Maddox, resignation letter, September
    12, 2003

  • Inspector General Qualifications Emergency Amendment Act of 2003, Bill
    15-200

    • City Council appeal of Superior Court decision, August
      5, 2003
    • Memorandum Order by Judge John M. Campbell, August
      1, 2003

      • “Councilmember Vincent B. Orange’s press statement
        addressing today’s court decision on the Inspector General
        Law,” August 1, 2003
      • “Statement by Mayor Williams on Court Decision Regarding
        Qualifications for Inspector General,” August
        1, 2003
    • General Counsel of the District of Columbia, in Superior Court
      of the District of Columbia, Plaintiff’s Memorandum in
      Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, or in
      the Alternative, for Summary Judgment, June
      20, 2003
    • Corporation Counsel, in Superior Court of the District of
      Columbia, Defendant’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in
      Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, June
      20, 2003
    • Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chairman, letter to Mayor Williams
      requesting the mayor to place Inspector General Charles C. Maddox
      on administrative leave without pay, June
      18, 2003
    • Superior Court Judge John M. Campbell, Order giving standing to
      City Council to sue Mayor in Inspector General case, June
      18, 2003
    • General Counsel of the District of Columbia, in Superior Court
      of the District of Columbia, Plantiffs’ Supplemental Memorandum
      on the Issue of Standing in Support of Motion for Summary
      Judgment, June 13, 2003
    • Corporation Counsel, in Superior Court of the District of
      Columbia, Defendant’s Supplemental Brief on the Issues of
      Standing and the Applicability of Quo Warranto to the Instant
      Proceedings, June 13, 2003
    • General Counsel of the District of Columbia, in Superior Court
      of the District of Columbia, Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary
      Judgment, June 11, 2003
    • Corporation Counsel, in the Superior Court of the District of
      Columbia, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, or in the
      Alternative, for Summary Judgment, June
      11, 2003
    • Corporation Counsel, Opposition of Respondent
      Mayor Anthony A. Williams to Petition for Writ of Mandamus, June
      3, 2003
    • Council petition for writ of mandamus to force mayor to obey the
      Inspector General law, June 2, 2003

    • Mayor Williams Declares Council IG Bill “Null”; claims power to
      disobey and ignore a law he claims is invalid; asks Inspector General
      Charles Maddox to remain in office in defiance of city law; and orders
      Chief Financial Officer and Director of Personnel to keep Maddox on
      payroll, May 30, 2003
    • Mayoral veto of the “Inspector General Qualifications Emergency
      Amendment Act of 2003,” April 2, 2003
  • Inspector General Qualifications Amendment Act of 2003, Bill
    15-183

  • Charles C. Maddox, Inspector General, Statement on the Health Care
    Safety Net, October 7, 2002
  • Letter to Councilmember Vincent Orange, et al., about
    distribution of the Report of Investigation of Fundraising Activities
    of the Executive Office of the Mayor, April
    18, 2002
  • City Council Vote of No Confidence in the
    Inspector General of the District of Columbia Charles C. Maddox
    Resolution of 2002 and statement of facts regarding the Inspector
    General, passed unanimously on February 5,
    2002
  • Statement on the “Sense of the Council Vote of No-Confidence in
    Inspector General Charles C. Maddox Emergency Resolution of 2002,”
    PR 14-542, passed February 5, 2002
  • Committee on Government Operations hearing on the “District of
    Columbia’s Inspector General’s Term of Office and Principal
    Residence,” January 17, 2002
  • Inspector General Charles Maddox, letter to Mayor Anthony Williams
    and Council Chairman Linda Cropp on the ongoing investigation of
    fundraising by the Office of the Mayor, January
    14, 2002
June 2006 Summary of Special Report: Emergency
Response to the Assault on David E. Rosenbaum, OIG No. 06-I-003-UC-FB-FA-FX
March 21, 2005 Benchmarking School Security of the
District of Columbia Public Schools, OIG No. 03-2-14-GA(d)
September
30, 2003		 Use of Homeland Security Funds at the
District of Columbia Public Schools [OIG No. 03-2-24GA]
May 22, 2003 Report on Investigation Concerning
Inadequate Oversight and Misconduct at the District of Columbia Board
of Elections and Ethics and the Office of Campaign Finance [OIG No.
2002-0252]
May 22, 2003 Letter Summarizing Report of Investigation
Concerning Inadequate Oversight and Misconduct at the DC Board of
Elections and Ethics and Office of Campaign Finance, May 22, 2003
March 28, 2002 Report of Investigation of Fundraising
Activities of the Executive Office of the Mayor [OIG No. 2001-0188(S)]
March 28, 2002 Press release and cover letter for Report
of Investigation of Fundraising Activities of the Executive Office of
the Mayor [OIG No. 2001-0188(S)]
March 30, 2001 Report of Investigation Concerning a Review
of the District of Columbia Towing Regulations and Its Enforcement [OIG
No. 99-0318(S)]
October 12, 2000 Audit of Property Donated to the Government of the District
of Columbia (IG 13-72)
August 10, 2000 Management Implication Report on the Use of Inter-Agency
Personnel Agreements (MIR-2000-7) with Private Sector Entities"
November 9, 1999 Pre-Audit Review of the District’s System of Accounting
and Reporting (SOAR)
November 8, 1999 Escape of Inmate James NERO from DC General Hospital, OIG
2000-0054, Executive Summary
August 10, 1999 Investigation into Allegations that a District Employee
Improperly Procured the Services of Two Contractors, OIG 99-0485, Executive Summary
August 5, 1999 Investigation into Allegations that a District Employee
Improperly Procured the Services of Two Contractors, IG 13-22, Executive Summary
June 25, 1999 District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Audit of the
Special Education Program for Fiscal Year 1998, OIG No. 7-99GA-9916
February 12, 1999 Controls Required to Identify Unneeded Telephone Lines and
Eliminate Unauthorized Telephone Charges, OIG No., 9839-18-9911
January 25, 1999 Investigation Regarding the Bettino Pruckmayr Matter
December 29, 1998 Investigation of Allegations of Improper Procurements within
the District of Columbia Public School System, OIG No. 98-0385
December 13, 1998 Audit of the Direct Activity Purchase System and the Student
Activity Funds at the Margaret Murray Washington Career High School, October 1, 1996 to
January 31, 1998
November 13, 1998 Cash Verification of the Metropolitan Police
Department’s Main Imprest Fund, IF-FA-39
October 7, 1998 Audit of Costs Incurred by the District of Columbia
Commission for National and Community Service
September 30, 1998 Audit of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board:
Fiscal Years 1995 Through 1997
September 28, 1998 Review of Controls over the Telecommunications System within
the Government of the District of Columbia
June 1998 Investigation of the Metropolitan Police Department’s
911 and 1010 Emergency Telephone System, Report of Investigation 98-0205
March 18, 1998 Press release on appointment of four senior managers to the
Office of the Inspector General