About the Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General
What We Do
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector
General is to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness, and
to further the prevention of fraud, waste and abuse in the administration
of the programs and operations of the Government of the United
States Virgin Islands.
The Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General, formerly
the Virgin Islands Bureau of Audit and Control, was created on
December 14, 1999, with the passage by the Virgin Islands Legislature
of Act 6333. As a separate, independent agency of the Government
of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Inspector General's
Office functions as the major auditing arm of the Government.
Act 6333 gave the Virgin Islands Inspector General's Office the
added responsibility of:
• Conducting audits and investigations of programs and
operations of the
Virgin Islands Government;
• Providing leadership in coordinating and recommending
policies to promote economy,
efficiency, and effectiveness in the operations of the
Virgin Islands Government;
• Investigating and recommending policies to prevent fraud,
waste and abuse;
• Referring criminal conduct to the Attorney General for
criminal action; and,
• Bringing monetary losses to the attention of the Attorney
General for appropriate
recovery by civil suit.
The audit and investigative authority of the Virgin Islands
Inspector General's Office extends to all three branches of the
Virgin Islands Government, including the semi-autonomous and autonomous
instrumentalities. The law requires that audits be performed in
accordance with standards established by the United States General
Accounting Office and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
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