ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL

ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL (AIG) IS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING AND ENCOURAGING ADHERENCE TO QUALITY STANDARDS, SPONSORING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, CERTIFYING INDIVIDUALS IN INSPECTOR GENERAL SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES, SUPPORTING OFFICES IN GOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND INSPIRING GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO EMBRACE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MODEL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE FIGHT TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE. IN 1996, A GROUP OF STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL INSPECTORS GENERAL, ALONG WITH ACADEMICS, RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR A UNIFIED ORGANIZATION TO REPRESENT THE EXPANDING INSPECTOR GENERAL COMMUNITY AND TO PROMOTE CONSISTENT STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES. THIS LED TO THE FORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL (AIG). THE ORGANIZATION WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 26, 1997, DURING A FORMAL SIGNING CEREMONY AT HISTORIC CARPENTERS' HALL IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. AT THIS FOUNDING EVENT, 49 INDIVIDUALSINCLUDING INSPECTORS GENERAL, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE NATIONSIGNED THE ASSOCIATION'S CHARTER, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR ITS MISSION AND GOVERNANCE.THE AIG HAS MORE THAN 2,400 MEMBERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND FOUR COUNTRIES INTERNATIONALLY. THE ASSOCIATION IS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING AND ENCOURAGING ADHERENCE TO QUALITY STANDARDS, SPONSORING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, CERTIFYING INDIVIDUALS IN INSPECTOR GENERAL SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES, SUPPORTING OFFICES IN GOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND INSPIRING GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO EMBRACE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MODEL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE FIGHT TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE.THE AIG OFFERS TWO SEMIANNUAL AIG INSTITUTE CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAMS (INSTITUTE), PROVIDING PROFESSIONALS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED INSPECTOR GENERAL (CIG), CERTIFIED INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATOR (CIGI), CERTIFIED INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITOR (CIGA), OR CERTIFIED INSPECTOR GENERAL EVALUATOR (CIGE). IN ADDITION, THE AIG HOSTS A NATIONAL ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE, WHICH IS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AIG'S ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. THE AIG IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY MEMBERSHIP DUES, CONFERENCE TRAINING INCOME, AND INSTITUTE CERTIFICATION FEES.IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THE AIG HAS SIX CHAPTERS THAT OFFER TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS. THESE CHAPTERS INCLUDE: ILLINOIS CHAPTER, FLORIDA CHAPTER, NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY CHAPTER, WESTERN STATES CHAPTER, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER, TEXAS CHAPTER.THE AIG ENCOURAGES OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL TO ADOPT AND COMPLY WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: THE ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL, PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS FOR OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (GREEN BOOK); THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF INTERNAL AUDITING (RED BOOK); AND/OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS (YELLOW BOOK).THE AIG'S PEER REVIEW PROGRAM IS AIMED AT HELPING OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THESE MAY INCLUDE STATE STATUTES, LOCAL ORDINANCES, MUNICIPAL CHARTERS, OR OTHER FORMS OF ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT GOVERN THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS OF INSPECTORS GENERAL. THE PEER REVIEW PROGRAM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE ASSURANCE THAT AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IS FOLLOWING ITS ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS.