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The Search for Accountability is a monthly half-hour broadcast to increase public knowledge and visibility of how the federal Offices of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) work to improve the performance, accountability, and integrity of government. The show is hosted by Michael Binder, Director, Government Audit Training Institute and Federal Financial Management Programs at Graduate School USA. As a federal auditing thought leader, Binder will interview federal inspectors general and others to discuss their work behind the scenes, in providing oversight for accountability, improvements, and enforcement. The program raises awareness of the good work federal inspectors general do, tells great stories, and highlights the importance of integrity of, and public trust in, governmental operations ? aligning with the IG Act intent of “promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness, and preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.”
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Viktoria Vyshnivska, Senior Researcher at the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission
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Sep 24, 2025 |
Gene Dodaro, Comptroller of the United States, Head of the Government Accountability Office
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Sep 02, 2025 |
Mark Greenblatt, fmr. Inspector General, Department of State
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May 05, 2025 |
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Mary.)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
Mike Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administration
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Jan 10, 2025 |
Rich Brady, CEO of The Society of Defense Financial Management
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Nov 18, 2024 |
Heather Hill, Acting Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
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Aug 28, 2024 |
Sandra Bruce, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Education
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Aug 07, 2024 |
Megan Limarzi, Inspector General of Montgomery County, MD
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Jun 05, 2024 |
Roderick Anderson, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Jun 05, 2024 |
Richard Delmar, Deputy Inspector General, Department of the Treasury
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Nov 14, 2023 |
Kevin Winters, Inspector General, Amtrak Office of Inspector General
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Aug 29, 2023 |
Bob Westbrooks, former Inspector General and Executive Director of Pandemic Response Accountability Team
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Aug 01, 2023 |
Robert Storch, Inspector General of the Department of Defense
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May 12, 2023 |
John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
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Feb 20, 2023 |
Diane Shaw, Acting IG, U.S. Department of State
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Jan 18, 2023 |
Phyllis Fong, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Sep 12, 2022 |
Christi Grimm, HHS Inspector General
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Aug 02, 2022 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Inspector General Paul Martin
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Jun 14, 2022 |
Department of Energy Inspector General Teri Donaldson
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May 12, 2022 |
Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Brian Miller
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Department of Transportation Inspector General Eric Soskin
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Mar 17, 2022 |
Former Department of Defense Inspector General Glenn Fine
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Feb 15, 2022 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Inspector General Jay Lerner
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Nov 22, 2021 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis
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Oct 27, 2021 |
National Security Inspector General Robert Storch
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Aug 23, 2021 |
National Science Foundation Inspector General Allison Lerner
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Jul 27, 2021 |
Small Business Administration Inspector General Mike Ware
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Jun 10, 2021 |
Department of the Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt
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May 03, 2021 |
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro
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Apr 07, 2021 |
U.S. Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb
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Mar 10, 2021 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael Missal
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Mar 04, 2021 |
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz
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Nov 25, 2020 |
Scholar on all things OIGs, Paul C. Light
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Oct 02, 2020 |