Bill > HR1938

This bill, the Inspectors General Transparency Act of 2015, amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require Inspectors General, who are officials responsible for overseeing government programs and operations to prevent waste and fraud, to make their findings, referred to as "work product," more accessible. Specifically, when an Inspector General completes a report or other official document, they must send it to the head of the government entity that was reviewed, to several key congressional committees including those focused on appropriations (budgeting) and oversight (monitoring), to any congressional committees that have specific authority over the reviewed area, to anyone who initially requested the work product, and to any Member of Congress who asks for it. Furthermore, the bill mandates that this work product be published on the Inspector General's office website within three days of being finalized and sent to the reviewed entity, thereby increasing public transparency regarding government oversight activities.