Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

What Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency does

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is an independent statutory entity within the U.S. federal executive branch, established by the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-409) through the merger of the former President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE). Its mission is to coordinate integrity, economy, and effectiveness oversight across the 73 statutory Inspectors General established under Sections 2 and 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978, addressing fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law that exceed individual agency jurisdiction. CIGIE is led by an Executive Chair drawn from the Office of Management and Budget and an elected Chair from among the Inspectors General, currently Cheryl L. Mason of the VA OIG, with a permanent staff of 11–50 operating from Washington, D.C.

CIGIE's core product surface is the IGnet portal (ignet.gov), augmented by Oversight.gov for public report access, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee at pandemicoversight.gov, and the CIGIE Training Institute. It publishes authoritative quality standards (the Silver Book and Yellow Book for audits, investigations, inspections, and evaluations), manuals and guides (FISMA Capstone Report, cloud security best practices, monetary impact toolkit), the semiannual Journal of Public Inquiry, and the Presidential Transition Handbook. Supporting initiatives include the CIGIE Coaching Program, Connect/Collaborate/Learn (CCL) virtual training, the LIFT Network for early-to-mid career professionals, and working groups on Enterprise Risk Management, Disaster Assistance, and Homeland Security.

The organization does not sell products or services commercially. It is funded by congressional appropriations authorized under section 1105(a)(33) of Title 31, United States Code, with the CIGIE Chairperson determining a prorated assessment on each member OIG based on its appropriation level to cover Council costs. Distribution is entirely digital and free-to-access: IGnet, Oversight.gov, GovDelivery email updates, YouTube, and a FOIA Reading Room constitute its primary channels. CIGIE functions as a coordination and standards-setting body for the federal OIG community rather than a commercial software vendor.

Name

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

Legal name

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

Website

https://ignet.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is a statutorily established U.S. federal entity that coordinates oversight, training, and quality standards across the 73 statutory Inspectors General, operating the IGnet and Oversight.gov portals for the OIG community, Congress, and the public.

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Product category

Government Oversight Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Change, Governance & Compliance Management (GRC) (FSACAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk, Controls & Governance (GRC) Platforms (FSAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Government oversight
• Federal audit coordination
• Inspector general services
• Integrity programs
• Public accountability

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIGIE is an independent entity within the U.S. federal executive branch that coordinates integrity, economy, and effectiveness oversight across federal agencies. It operates the IGnet portal as a centralized hub for 73 statutory Inspectors General, delivers specialized professional training through the CIGIE Training Institute, sets quality standards for audits and investigations, and maintains public-facing resources such as Oversight.gov and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.

Product overview

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) operates IGnet as a unified government portal website that serves as the primary access point for the Federal Inspector General Community. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of oversight services through its core platform (IGnet) and related initiatives including the CIGIE Training Institute for professional development, Quality Standards for audits and investigations, and Oversight.gov for public access to IG reports. Supporting programs include the Coaching Program, CCL (Connect, Collaborate, and Learn) virtual training sessions, LIFT Network for career development, ERM Working Group, and Disaster Assistance Working Group. CIGIE also maintains the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee for pandemic spending oversight and provides FOIA services. The organization functions as a coordination body for 73 statutory Inspectors General across federal agencies rather than as a traditional software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IGnet Portal Centralized government portal serving as a one-stop resource for the Federal Inspector General Community, providing access to resources, reports, committees, training, and information about fraud, waste, abuse, and government accountability.
• CIGIE Training Institute

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• U.S. Office of Special Counsel: OSC is an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency that handles whistleblower disclosures and Hatch Act violations. It is comparable to CIGIE as an integrity-focused federal oversight entity, though OSC focuses on individual misconduct rather than agency-wide audits.
• Pandemic Response Accountability Committee: PRAC is itself a CIGIE committee, but its standalone pandemicoversight.gov portal functions as a specialized oversight entity. It is comparable as a CIGIE-coordinated cross-agency oversight body for a specific federal spending domain.

Broad incumbents

• Congressional Budget Office: CBO provides budgetary and economic analysis to Congress, complementing IG oversight with scorekeeping and program analysis. It is comparable to CIGIE as a federally chartered, non-commercial oversight/analysis institution serving legislative functions.
• Government Accountability Office: GAO is the legislative-branch oversight body that conducts audits and investigations of federal programs for Congress. It is comparable to CIGIE as a federal oversight institution, though GAO serves Congress directly while CIGIE coordinates executive-branch IGs.
• Office of Management and Budget: OMB is CIGIE's parent organization context — the Deputy Director for Management of OMB serves as CIGIE's Executive Chair. OMB oversees federal financial management and program performance, making it the closest federal peer in executive-branch management oversight.

Regional players

• National Audit Office (UK): The UK NAO audits UK government departments and agencies and reports to Parliament. It is comparable as a supreme audit institution with a similar IG/audit mandate, though it operates under a parliamentary rather than executive-branch model and serves the UK rather than the U.S.

Others

• Council of Independent Regulatory Agencies (conceptual): Other statutory inter-agency coordinating bodies in the federal government (analogous structures to CIGIE). CIGIE's convening, standard-setting, and training role is structurally similar to how federal coordinating councils operate across other regulatory domains.

Direct peers

• Association of Inspectors General: A membership organization for Inspectors General across federal, state, and local government. It is comparable to CIGIE as a peer professional association for IGs, though CIGIE is the statutory federal body while AIG is a voluntary cross-jurisdiction membership association.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdcuFD92zSZ3GEH1Nq5m9BQ
• Xx.com/cigiegov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cigie

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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