Central Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General
Introduction 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 2021, the office has been held by Robin Ashton. The first inspector general was appointed in 1952.
The 1970s 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.
1980s The CIA OIG investigation of the Iran Contra scandal was criticized in the final report of the Congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra affair. 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. 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.
Global War on Terror 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.IG staff Mary O. McCarthy was fired in 2006.In 2007 General Michael Hayden, head of the CIA, had attorney Robert Deitz review the work of the IG.===2004 Inspector General Report===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". 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  Name Term start Term end Refs Donald F. Chamberlain July 1973 July 1976 John H. Waller July 1976 January 1980  Charles A. Briggs January 1980 September 1982  James H. Taylor September 1982 July 1984  John H. Stein July 1984 December 23, 1985  Carroll L. Hauver December 23, 1985 January 18, 1988  William F. Donnelly January 18, 1988 December 1, 1989  William F. Donnelly (Acting) December 1, 1989 November 13, 1990  Frederick P. Hitz November 13, 1990 May 1, 1998  Dawn Ellison (Acting) May 1, 1998 August 3, 1998  L. Britt Snider August 3, 1998 January 20, 2001  Rebecca Donegan (Acting) January 21, 2001 November 14, 2001  Rebecca Donegan (Deputy Inspector General) November 14, 2001 January 14, 2002  George Clark (Acting Deputy Inspector General) January 14, 2002 April 26, 2002  John L. Helgerson April 26, 2002 March 21, 2009  Patricia Lewis (Acting) March 21, 2009 October 6, 2010  David Buckley October 6, 2010 January 31, 2015  Christopher Sharpley (Acting) February 1, 2015 September 9, 2017 Cristine Ruppert (Acting Deputy Inspector General) September 9, 2017 June 28, 2021  Robin Ashton June 28, 2021 ''Incumbent''
See also * Inspector General* Inspector General Act of 1978* CIA's relationship with the United States Congress
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