Office of Investigations
By joining the OIG, you can contribute to the success of USAID's role as the principal
U.S. Agency extending assistance to foreign countries recovering from disasters, trying
to escape poverty and engaging in democratic reforms. You will work in partnership with
USAID and its development partners to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse in the worldwide
programs and operations of USAID. A career with the OIG gives you varied assignments
that can provide job satisfaction and professional growth within the United States and
abroad.
The OIG Office of Investigations (OIG/I) conducts worldwide investigations into
allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative violations relative to the Agency.
Our investigative priority is to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within programs and
operations of our client agencies and to foster and encourage the integrity of USAID
employees, as well as those of our contractors, grantees and host country counterparts.
The OIG/I's role in this area includes identifying cases of embezzlement, bribery, kickbacks,
false claims, conflicts of interest and other instances of program abuse. OIG/I pursues
allegations of abuses in USAID programs and activities as well as other violations of law
or misconduct by those who participate in these programs. Our Special Agents, be they Civil
Service Criminal Investigators or Foreign Service Criminal Investigators, have full law enforcement
officer authority and employ an array of investigative techniques including interviews,
surveillance, electronic monitoring, undercover operations, subpoenas, and the execution
of arrest and search warrants.
Our Special Agents, who conduct investigations worldwide are assigned to either our
Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C. or to one of seven regional offices currently located
in:
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Cairo, Egypt
- San Salvador, El Salvador
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Manila, Philippines
- Pretoria, South Africa
The Office of Inspector General is a strongly supportive environment where teamwork,
leadership, communication, and creativity are encouraged. We are looking for creative, highly
motivated people. As a team member you will be involved in investigations focused on critical
and sensitive issues supporting, not only, the mission of USAID but the overall U.S. foreign
policy, objectives and national security interests, as well.
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regarding this web site should be directed to the OIG
Webmaster, webmasterig@usaid.gov 
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