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United States
Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Agency overview
Formed1952; 74 years ago (1952)
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersGeorge Bush Center for Intelligence, Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia
Agency executive
  • Robert Host, Acting Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency
Parent agencyCentral Intelligence Agency
WebsiteOfficial website

The Office of Inspector General (often abbreviated to OIG) of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the independent overseer of the organisation. Since 2024, the office has been held by Robert Host. The first inspector general was appointed in 1952.[1] The Central Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General has worked on cases in collaboration with the United States Department of Justice and the National Security Agency Office of Inspector General.[2]

The 1970s

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The Rockefeller Commission, Church Committee, and Pike Committee all recommended strengthening the office of OIG. Their criticisms included claims that the IG had few staff, was ignored, and was denied access to information. Their suggestions were not made into law.[1]

1980s

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The CIA OIG investigation of the Iran Contra scandal was criticized in the final report of the Congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra affair.[3] Members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (especially Boren, Cohen, Specter, and Glenn) wrestled with how to improve the IG while not interfering with the work of the CIA. They tried to make a bill that would satisfy various members of Congress and also not be vetoed by president George Bush.[1] Senator Boren (chairman of the SSCI) worked with Robert Gates who was deputy to Brent Scowcroft at the time. In 1989 a new IG law was passed creating a more independent IG. The IG also would no longer be chosen by the Director of Central Intelligence but would instead be appointed by the President with the "advice and consent" of the Senate.[1]

Global war on terror

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There were several controversies surrounding the IG during the years of the global war on terror.

The IG released a controversial report on failures of the intelligence community before 9/11.[4]

IG staff Mary O. McCarthy was fired in 2006.[4]

In 2007 General Michael Hayden, head of the CIA, had attorney Robert Deitz review the work of the IG.[4]

2004 Inspector General Report

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In 2004 the CIA OIG published a report on prisoner treatment in the global war on terror. It was entitled "CIA Inspector General Special Review: Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities".[5] After a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, a less redacted version was declassified in 2009 and released to the public.

List of Inspectors General

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Name Term start Term end Refs
Donald F. Chamberlain July 1973 July 1976
John H. Waller July 1976 January 1980 [6]
Charles Ackerly Briggs January 1980 September 1982 [6]
James H. Taylor September 1982 July 1984 [6]
John H. Stein July 1984 December 23, 1985 [6]
Carroll L. Hauver December 23, 1985 January 18, 1988 [6]
William F. Donnelly January 18, 1988 December 1, 1989 [6][7]
William F. Donnelly (Acting) December 1, 1989 November 13, 1990 [6]
Frederick P. Hitz November 13, 1990 May 1, 1998 [1][4][6]
Dawn Ellison (Acting) May 1, 1998 August 3, 1998 [6]
L. Britt Snider August 3, 1998 January 20, 2001 [6][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][1]
Rebecca Donegan (Acting) January 21, 2001 November 14, 2001 [6]
Rebecca Donegan (Deputy Inspector General) November 14, 2001 January 14, 2002 [6]
George Clark (Acting Deputy Inspector General) January 14, 2002 April 26, 2002 [6]
John L. Helgerson April 26, 2002 March 21, 2009 [4][6][20]
Patricia Lewis (Acting) March 21, 2009 October 6, 2010 [21]
David Buckley October 6, 2010 January 31, 2015 [22]
Christopher Sharpley (Acting) February 1, 2015 September 9, 2017
Cristine Ruppert (Acting Deputy Inspector General) September 9, 2017 June 28, 2021 [23]
Robin Ashton June 28, 2021 December 31, 2024 [24]
Robert Host (Acting) December 31, 2024 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  5. ^ "CIA Inspector General Special Review: Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities" at the ACLU web site
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Council of the Inspectors General, Inspector General Historical Data Archived August 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, 2007 May
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  20. ^ Panetta, Inspector General's Retirement
  21. ^ HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, congress.gov, September 21, 2010, retrieved January 4, 2010
  22. ^ CIA Inspector General David Buckley to Resign, time.com, January 6, 2015, retrieved January 4, 2017
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