July 2024
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports
The FEC Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is committed to detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and other violations of the law, and to promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the operations of the FEC.
May 2024
Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024 (PDF) | (1.4 MB)
May 2024
The Federal Election Commission's Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements for Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF) | (250 KB)
February 2024
IE-23-01 Evaluation of Staffing Hiring and Retention at the FEC (PDF) | (5.1 MB)
December 2023
Investigative Summary I22INV00002: Investigation of Alleged Misuse of Government Resources to Access Inappropriate Material (PDF) | (205 KB)
November 2023
Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2024 (PDF) | (1.47 MB)
November 2023
Independent Audit Report of FEC's FY 2023 Financial Statement (PDF) | (981 KB)
November 2023
Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 (PDF) | (1.6 MB)
October 2023
FY 2024 Work Plan (PDF) | (4.5 MB)
September 2023
IG Statement Before the Committee on House Administration 9-20-23 (PDF) | (3.2 MB)
August 2023
SR-23-02: Review of the FEC Travel and Purchase Card Programs (PDF) | (1.1 MB)
August 2023
Investigative Summary I22INV00033: Allegations of Ethics Violations by an FEC Commissioner (PDF) | (261 KB)
May 2023
Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2022-March 31, 2023 (PDF) | (1.6 MB)
May 2023
The Federal Election Commission's Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) | (309 KB)
April 2023
Audit Report of the Federal Election Commission’s Human Capital Management Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) | (1.9 MB)
March 2023
FEC OIG Peer Review Results of Audit Function (PDF) | (723.5 KB)
February 2023
SR-22-03: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Related to non-Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) Law Enforcement Inquiries (PDF) | (1.7 MB)
December 2022
Investigative Summary I22INV00035: Allegation of Improper Hiring Practices in the Office of General Counsel (PDF) | (233 KB)
November 2022
Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022 (PDF) | (1.35 MB)
November 2022
Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2023 (PDF) | (2.5 MB)
November 2022
Independent Audit Report of FEC's FY 22 Financial Statement (PDF) | (534.2 KB)
October 2022
OIG Review of Commission Directive 06 (PDF) | (466.5 KB)
September 2022
FY 2023 work plan (PDF) | (4.4 MB)
September 2022
Investigative Summary I21INV00015: Investigation of Alleged Outside Employment by Senior Agency Employee (PDF) | (209KB)
June 2022
Investigative Summary I22INV00010: Lost FEC Laptop Reported by an Agency Employee (PDF) | (177.4 KB)
May 2022
Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2021-March 31, 2022 (PDF) | (1.3 MB)
May 2022
SR-22-01: Management Letter for OIG Special Review of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Contracting Officers Representative (COR) Program (PDF) | (383 KB)
May 2022
SR-22-02: The Federal Election Commission’s Compliance with Improper Payments Reporting for Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF) | (391 KB)
February 2022
FEC OIG Recommendations Snapshot (PDF) | (291 KB)
December 2021
Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2021-September 30, 2021 (PDF) | (1.44 MB)
November 2021
Investigative Summary I21INV00063: HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card Incident (PDF) | (196.0 KB)
November 2021
Audit of the FEC's FY 21 Financial Statement Audit Report (PDF)
November 2021
Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2022 (PDF) | (1.6 MB)
November 2021
FEC OIG DATA Act Audit Report (PDF) | (1.6 MB)
October 2021
Investigative Summary I19INV00007 Inappropriate Hiring (PDF) | (101.7 KB)
October 2021
FY 2022 work plan (PDF) | (1.59 MB)
August 2021
Investigative Summary 12INV00037 Allegations of Bias Against FEC Personnel Reviewing 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee Reports (PDF) | (177 KB)
June 2021
Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021 (PDF) | (1.34 MB)
May 2021
Federal Election Commission's Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements for Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF) | (374 KB)
February 2021
Strategic Plan fiscal years 2021-2025 (PDF) | (991.5 KB)
January 2021
Final FEC OIG Peer Review Report (as of September 2019) (PDF) | (710 KB)
November 2020
Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2020–September 30, 2020 (PDF) | (1.13 MB)
November 2020
Audit of the FEC's FY 20 Financial Statement Audit Report (PDF) | (1.4 MB)
November 2020
Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF) | (584 KB)
October 2020
FY 2021 work plan (PDF) | (250.2 KB)
August 2020
Use of TRANServe benefits during the FY 19 government shutdown (PDF) | (1.23 MB)
May 2020
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020 (PDF) | (1.66 MB)
May 2020
Federal Election Commission’s compliance with improper payment requirements for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF) | (250.2 KB)
March 2020
Review of outstanding recommendations as of February 2020 (PDF) | (257 KB)
November 2019
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (PDF) | (1.41 MB)
November 2019
Audit of the FEC’s FY 19 Financial Statement Audit Report (PDF) | (1.03 MB)
November 2019
Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2020 (PDF) | (1.26 MB)
November 2019
Independent Audit of the U.S. Federal Election Commission's Compliance with the DATA Act of 2014 (PDF) | (1.51 MB)
November 2019
FY 2020 work plan (PDF) | (1.17 MB)
May 2019
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 (PDF) | (1.04 MB)
November 2018
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 (PDF) | (1.04 MB)
November 2018
IG Statement on the FEC Management and Performance Challenges - 2018 (PDF) | (1.5 MB)
November 2018
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2018 financial statements (PDF) | (1.9 MB)
October 2018
FY 2019 work plan (PDF) | (1.12 MB)
September 2018
Review of outstanding recommendations as of August 2018 (PDF) | (1.7 MB)
May 2018
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 (PDF) | (4.1 MB)
April 2018
Review of outstanding recommendations as of March 2018 (PDF) | (1.3 MB)
November 2017
IG Statement on the FEC Management and Performance Challenges - 2017 (PDF) | (1.03 MB)
November 2017
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 (PDF) | (1.7 MB)
November 2017
Required review under the DATA Act (PDF) | (1.9 MB)
November 2017
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2017 financial statements (PDF) | (1.2 MB)
October 2017
FY 2018 work plan (PDF) | (1.3 MB)
September 2017
Review of outstanding recommendations as of August 2017 (PDF) | (439 KB)
May 2017
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 (PDF) | (2.4 MB)
March 2017
Review of outstanding recommendations as of February 2017 (PDF)
February 2017
Results of the audit peer review of the FEC OIG (PDF)
January 2017
Results of the OIG January 2017 investigative peer review (PDF)
November 2016
Audit of the FEC's FY 2016 financial statements (PDF)
November 2016
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 (PDF) | (759 KB)
October 2016
IG statement on the FEC's management and performance challenges — 2016 (PDF)
October 2016
FY 2017 work plan (PDF) | (332 KB)
August 2016
Review of outstanding recommendations as of August 2016 (PDF)
July 2016
Root causes of low employee morale study (PDF)
June 2016
Audit of the FEC's telework programs (PDF)
May 2016
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 (PDF)
March 2016
Review of outstanding recommendations as of February 2016 (PDF)
November 2015
Audit of the FEC's FY 2015 financial statements (PDF) | (448K)
November 2015
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015 (PDF) | (1.2M)
October 2015
Statement on the FEC's management and performance challenges - 2015 (PDF) | (516K)
October 2015
FY 2016 work plan (PDF) | (256K)
September 2015
Strategic Plan fiscal year 2016 to 2020 (PDF) | (57K)
September 2015
Review of outstanding recommendations as of August 2015 (PDF) | (602K)
May 2015
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 (PDF) | (1.6M)
March 2015
Review of outstanding recommendations as of February 2015 (PDF) | (411K)
February 2015
Inspection of the FEC's travel and purchase card programs (PDF) | (403K)
December 2014
Review of completed corrective actions of FY 2014 financial statement (PDF) | (420K)
November 2014
Audit of the FEC's FY 2014 financial statements (PDF) | (841K)
November 2014
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 (PDF) | (900K)
October 2014
Statement on the FEC's management and performance challenges - 2014 (PDF) | (1.1M)
October 2014
FY 2015 work plan (PDF) | (438K)
July 2014
Review of outstanding recommendations as of June 2014 (PDF) | (795K)
June 2014
FEC compliance with FMFIA/OMB Circular A-123 (PDF) | (412K)
May 2014
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 (PDF) | (1.2M)
February 2014
Review of outstanding recommendations (PDF) | (449K)
February 2014
Results of the OIG November 2013 investigative peer review (PDF) | (187K)
December 2013
Audit of the FEC's FY 2013 financial statements (PDF) | (929K)
November 2013
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013 (PDF) | (3.4M)
October 2013
FY 2014 work plan (PDF) | (449K)
September 2013
Investigative peer review by Securities and Exchange Commission (PDF) | (257K)
August 2013
Review of outstanding recommendations as of June 2013 (PDF) | (699K)
July 2013
Audit of the FEC's Human Resources Office (PDF) | (2.6M)
May 2013
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 (PDF) | (2.4M)
January 2013
Review of outstanding recommendations as of December 2012 (PDF) | (304K)
January 2013
Inspection of the FEC's disaster recovery plan and continuity of operations plans (PDF) | (419K)
November 2012
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 (PDF) | (2.1M)
November 2012
Audit of the FEC's FY 2012 financial statements (PDF) | (1.0M)
October 2012
FY 2013 work plan (PDF) | (302K)
September 2012
Survey of the FEC’s New Employee Orientation program (PDF) | (665K)
September 2012
Quality assessment audit of the FEC’s Audit Division (PDF) | (711K)
August 2012
Inspection of the FEC's contract security guard program (PDF) | (838K)
June 2012
Review of outstanding audit recommendations (PDF) | (518K)
June 2012
Executive summary: Limited scope building security review
If you require the printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, Special …
May 2012
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 (PDF) | (2.7M)
December 2011
Inspection of the FEC’s Kastle Key Program (PDF) | (315K)
November 2011
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 (PDF) | (3.5M)
November 2011
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2011 financial statements (PDF) | (2.6M)
October 2011
FY 2012 work plan (PDF) | (309K)
June 2011
2010 follow-up audit of procurement and contract management June 2011 (PDF) | (1.4M)
May 2011
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 (PDF) | (3.5M)
May 2011
System review report on the FEC's Office of Inspector General audit organization (PDF) | (1.9M)
March 2011
2010 follow-up audit of privacy and data protection (PDF) | (1.1M)
November 2010
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2010 financial statements (PDF) | (1.6M)
November 2010
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 (PDF) | (1.9M)
October 2010
FY 2011 work plan (PDF) | (238K)
September 2010
Strategic Plan fiscal year 2010 to 2015 (PDF) | (104K)
May 2010
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 (PDF) | (6.8M)
March 2010
Audit of the Commission's property management controls (PDF) | (1.1M)
November 2009
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2009 financial statements (PDF) | (1.9M)
November 2009
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 (PDF) | (2.3M)
October 2009
FY 2010 work plan (PDF) | (188K)
September 2009
2008 audit of procurement and contract management (PDF) | (548K)
July 2009
Audit follow-up review of the Commission's employee transit benefit program (PDF) | (2.1M)
May 2009
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 (PDF) | (2.0M)
November 2008
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008 (PDF) | (1.4M)
November 2008
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2008 financial statements (PDF) | (1.1M)
May 2008
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 (PDF) | (1.6M)
December 2007
2007 performance audit of privacy and data protection (PDF) | (1.0M)
November 2007
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2007 financial statements (PDF) | (1.1M)
November 2007
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 (PDF) | (1.7M)
May 2007
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 (PDF) | (1.6M)
February 2007
Audit of the Commission's employee transit benefit program (PDF) | (652K)
November 2006
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006 (PDF) | (1.1M)
November 2006
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2006 financial statements (PDF) | (630K)
May 2006
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 (PDF) | (1.4M)
December 2005
Audit of the Commission's public disclosure process (PDF) | (2.1M)
December 2005
Executive summary: Audit of the Commission's public disclosure process
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
November 2005
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2005 financial statements (PDF) | (2.0M)
November 2005
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005 (PDF) | (1.4M)
May 2005
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005 (PDF) | (392K)
December 2004
Audit of the FEC’s FY 2004 financial statements (PDF) | (2.4M)
November 2004
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 (PDF) | (326K)
May 2004
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004 (PDF) | (355K)
November 2003
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2003 to September 30, 2003 (PDF) | (392K)
May 2003
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003 (PDF) | (173K)
November 2002
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002 (PDF) | (192K)
May 2002
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002 (PDF) | (213K)
February 2002
Inspection of the occupant emergency plan (PDF) | (240K)
December 2001
Special project FEC retirement (PDF) | (339K)
November 2001
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2001 to September 30, 2001 (PDF) | (198K)
July 2001
Inspection of the Commission's Westlaw database service (PDF) | (124K)
June 2001
Inspection of the Commission's compliance with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (PDF) | (64K)
May 2001
Inspection of the FEC's website privacy practices (PDF) | (235K)
May 2001
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001 (PDF) | (157K)
November 2000
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000 (PDF) | (146K)
September 2000
Executive summary: Audit of agency controls governing the process for procurement of vendor training services
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
July 2000
Audit of agency controls governing the process for procurement of vendor training services (PDF) | (858K)
May 2000
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000 (PDF) | (162K)
November 1999
Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1999 to September 30, 1999 (PDF) | (160K)
May 1999
Audit of agency year 2000 renovations (PDF) | (551K)
May 1999
Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999 (PDF) | (164K)
May 1999
Executive summary: Audit of agency year 2000 renovations
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
March 1999
Executive summary: Audit of the Commission's management of computer software
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
October 1998
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
May 1998
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1997 to March 31, 1998
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
January 1998
Executive summary: Audit of the Commission's employee appraisal process
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
January 1998
Executive summary: Audit of FEC management of desktop and laptop computers
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
October 1997
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1997 to September 30, 1997
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
May 1997
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
March 1997
Executive summary: Audit of accounts payable balance as of September 30, 1995
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
October 1996
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1996 to September 30, 1996
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
June 1996
Executive summary: FEC enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
May 1996
Executive summary: Audit of Commission travel for FY 1995
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
May 1996
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
March 1996
Executive summary: Audit of FEC compliance with the Government in Sunshine Act
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
October 1995
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1995 to September 30, 1995
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
August 1995
Executive summary: Audit of the payroll system
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
May 1995
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
October 1994
Executive summary: Semiannual report to Congress, April 1, 1994 to September 30, 1994
If you require the entire printed version of this report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy Maddox-Holland, …
September 1994
Executive summary: Audit of the data entry contracts
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
September 1994
Executive summary: Audit of the employee transit benefit program
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …
December 1993
Executive summary: Audit of the Prompt Payment Act
If you require the entire printed version of the audit report, contact the Office of Inspector General, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20463 or call Dorothy …