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field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>This report presents the results of our independent performance audit of the U.S. Equal<br>Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) information security program and practices in<br>accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). FISMA<br>requires Federal agencies, including EEOC, to have an annual independent evaluation performed<br>of their information security programs and practices to determine the effectiveness of such<br>programs and practices, and to report the results of the evaluation to the Office of Management<br>and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The EEOC Office of<br>Inspector General (OIG) contracted with Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, PA (HRK) to conduct<br>a performance audit of EEOC's information security program and practices for Fiscal Year (FY)<br>2024.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/EEOC%20FY%202024%20FISMA%20Report-REDACTED.pdf" type="application/pdf">EEOC FY 2024 FISMA Report-REDACTED.pdf</a></span>  </div> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/FY%2024%20FISMA%20Exit%20Conference%20Transmittal%20Memo%20Dec%2013.pdf" type="application/pdf">FY 24 FISMA Exit Conference Transmittal Memo Dec 13.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/716" rel="tag" title="PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2014 (FISMA) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2014 (FISMA) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="715" class="node node--type-newsstand node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/715" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding How EEOC’s OIG Handles Investigations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On November 5, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a request from your office<br>to provide information on how the OIG handles investigations and settlements of sexual<br>harassment claims. Below is the information you requested—your questions are listed in italics<br>with our information bold.</p> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/715" rel="tag" title="U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding How EEOC’s OIG Handles Investigations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding How EEOC’s OIG Handles Investigations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="714" class="node node--type-semi-annual-report node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/714" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO THE U.S. CONGRESS April 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-fiscal-year field--type-integer field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Fiscal Year</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-semi-annual-option field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Semiannual option</div> <div class="field__item">Apr-Sep</div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/semiannuals/FULL%20DRAFT%20REPORT%20FALL%202024%20VER.%202.pdf" type="application/pdf">FULL DRAFT REPORT FALL 2024 VER. 2.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-executive-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>I am pleased to submit our Semiannual Report to the US Congress, summarizing the work and<br>accomplishments of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office of Inspector<br>General from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.<br>During this reporting period, the OIG continued to accomplish its primary objective to detect and<br>prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within the EEOC.<br>I am quite proud to announce that our office has issued its latest Strategic Plan for FY 2024 - 2028.<br>In developing this strategic plan, we aligned our goals and objectives with the intent of the<br>Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and the Government Performance and Results<br>Act Modernization Act of 2010. We partnered strategically with our internal and external<br>stakeholders to assist in the identification of innovative approaches and methods to help enhance<br>the Agency’s program and operational effectiveness and efficiency. We will continue to work<br>internally in our office and with our external stakeholders to identify areas of change associated<br>with mission attainment and strategic vision.<br>I would like to thank the OIG's dedicated team of talented professionals. Their resilience and<br>flexibility during the reporting period allowed the OIG to continue its vigilance in detecting and<br>preventing waste, fraud, abuse, and enhancing effectiveness and efficiency in the Agency’s<br>operations and programs.<br>Finally, I would also like to thank Chair Burrows, the EEOC Commissioners, senior Agency<br>leadership, and their staff for their ongoing cooperation and Congress's continuing support of the<br>OIG's mission.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/714" rel="tag" title="SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO THE U.S. CONGRESS April 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO THE U.S. CONGRESS April 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="713" class="node node--type-audit-report node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/713" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Audit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Statements </span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-fiscal-year field--type-integer field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Fiscal Year</div> <div class="field__item">2025</div> </div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-executive-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The Office of Inspector General (OIG) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A. (HRK) to audit the financial statements of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, and to report on EEOC's internal controls over financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and other matters. The contract required that HRK conduct the audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) audit guidance, and U.S. Government Accountability Office/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Financial Audit Manual.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/OIG%20Transmittal%20Letter%20for%20the%20FY%202024%20FSA%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pdf" type="application/pdf">OIG Transmittal Letter for the FY 2024 FSA Report - FINAL.pdf</a></span>  </div> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/EEOC%20FY%202024%20Audit%20Report%20-%20Signed.pdf" type="application/pdf">EEOC FY 2024 Audit Report - Signed.pdf</a></span>  </div> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/EEOC%20FY24%20Management%20Letter.pdf" type="application/pdf">EEOC FY24 Management Letter.pdf</a></span>  </div> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/FY2024%20OIG%20Transmittal%20Letter%20for%20the%20Management%20Letter_Signed.pdf" type="application/pdf">FY2024 OIG Transmittal Letter for the Management Letter_Signed.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/713" rel="tag" title="Audit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Statements " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Audit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Statements </span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="712" class="node node--type-audit-report node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/712" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Fiscal Year 2024 Compliance with the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-fiscal-year field--type-integer field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Fiscal Year</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-executive-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA), P.L. 97-255, as well as the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control, M-16-17 establish specific requirements for management control. Each executive agency must establish controls to reasonably ensure that: (1) obligations and costs are compliant with applicable law; (2) funds, property, and other assets are safeguarded against waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation; and (3) revenues and expenditures applicable to agency operations are properly recorded and accounted for to permit the preparation of accounts and reliable financial and statistical reports and to maintain accountability over the assets.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/FY%202024%20FMFIA%20Report%20-%20Final_Signed.pdf" type="application/pdf">FY 2024 FMFIA Report - Final_Signed.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/712" rel="tag" title="U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Fiscal Year 2024 Compliance with the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Fiscal Year 2024 Compliance with the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="711" class="node node--type-newsstand node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/711" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding EEOC Implementation of Federal Anti-Gag Regulations</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On March 11, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a request from your office to review nondisclosure policies, forms, agreements, and related documents specific to the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Agency) to ensure the anti-gag provision is included as required by law.</p> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/711" rel="tag" title="U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding EEOC Implementation of Federal Anti-Gag Regulations" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Inspector General Response to Senator Charles E. Grassley Request Regarding EEOC Implementation of Federal Anti-Gag Regulations</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="710" class="node node--type-audit-report node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/710" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Office of Inspector General, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Employment Practices Agencies Evaluation</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-fiscal-year field--type-integer field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Fiscal Year</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-executive-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee. Many states and localities have laws prohibiting employment discrimination and have their own agencies responsible for enforcing those laws. These agencies are often referred to as Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPA/FEPAs). The EEOC’s Office of Field Programs (OFP) manages the State, Local, and Tribal Programs (SLTP) that provide oversight of employment discrimination cases handled by FEPAs to ensure that EEOC standards are met for those cases.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/FEPA%20Evaluation%20Final%20Report%20Transmittal%20Memo.pdf" type="application/pdf">FEPA Evaluation Final Report Transmittal Memo.pdf</a></span>  </div> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/EEOC-FEPA%20Evaluation%20Report_FINAL.pdf" type="application/pdf">EEOC-FEPA Evaluation Report_FINAL.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/710" rel="tag" title="Office of Inspector General, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Employment Practices Agencies Evaluation" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Office of Inspector General, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Employment Practices Agencies Evaluation</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="709" class="node node--type-recommendation node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/709" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">FY 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Independent Evaluation</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-report-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FY 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Independent Evaluation</div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>We recommend that EEOC defines, communicates, and implements an organization-<br>wide SCRM strategy to guide supply chain analyses, provide communication channels<br>with internal/external partners and stakeholders, and assist in building consensus<br>regarding the appropriate resources for SCRM.</p> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/709" rel="tag" title="FY 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Independent Evaluation" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about FY 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Independent 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Equal<br>Employment Opportunity Commission enhance the documentation, monitoring, and<br>enforcement of its controls over the closure of charge card accounts.<br> </p></div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/708" rel="tag" title="FY 2017 and FY 2018 Performance Audit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commercial Charge Card Program" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about FY 2017 and FY 2018 Performance Audit of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commercial Charge Card Program</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-row">     <article data-history-node-id="707" class="node node--type-audit-report node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/707" rel="bookmark">     <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Independent Evaluation of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for FY 2023</span>  </a> </h2> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix">     <div class="field field--name-field-fiscal-year field--type-integer field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Fiscal Year</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div>      <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-executive-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Executive Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The PIIA (Public Law 116-117) aims to improve efforts to identify and reduce government-wide improper payments. Agencies are required to identify and review all programs and activities they administer that may be susceptible to significant improper payments based on guidance provided by the OMB. Payment integrity information is published with the agency's annual financial statement in accordance with payment integrity guidance in OMB Circular A-1361. The agency must also publish applicable payment integrity information required in the accompanying materials to the annual financial statement in accordance with applicable guidance. The most common accompanying material to the annual financial statements is the payment integrity information published on paymentaccurancy.gov. The agency's Inspectors General are to review payment integrity reporting for compliance and issue an annual report.</p> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Attachment</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item">    <div class="download">Attachment:</div> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/sites/default/files/audits/EEOC%20FY23%20PIIA%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf" type="application/pdf">EEOC FY23 PIIA Evaluation Report.pdf</a></span>  </div> </div> </div>      <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/node/707" rel="tag" title="Independent Evaluation of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for FY 2023" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Independent Evaluation of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for FY 2023</span></a></span></nav> </div>  </div> </article>  </div>  </div>    <nav aria-label="Page navigation"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pagination js-pager__items"> <li class="page-item active"> <span class="page-link">1</span> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=1" title="" class="page-link">2</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=2" title="" class="page-link">3</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=3" title="" class="page-link">4</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=4" title="" class="page-link">5</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=5" title="" class="page-link">6</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=6" title="" class="page-link">7</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=7" title="" class="page-link">8</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=8" title="" class="page-link">9</a> </li> <li class="pager__item--next"> <a href="?page=1" title="Go to next page" rel="next" class="page-link"> <span aria-hidden="true">Next</span> <span class="sr-only">Next ›</span> </a> </li> <li class="page-item"> <a href="?page=8" title="Go to last page" class="page-link"> <span aria-hidden="true">Last</span> <span class="sr-only">Last »</span> </a> </li> </ul> </nav>  <div class="feed-icons">    <a href="https://oig.eeoc.gov/rss.xml" class="feed-icon"> Subscribe to </a>  </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>   </div> </section> </main> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="container-inner"> <div class="container"> <div class="site-footer__top clearfix row">     <section class="row col region region-footer-first">     <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-usefullinks-menu" id="block-usefullinks" class="block block-menu navigation menu--menu-useful-links"> <h2 id="block-usefullinks-menu">Useful Links</h2>     <ul id="block-usefullinks" class="clearfix nav"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://inspectorsgeneral.org/" title="" class="nav-link">Association of Inspectors General</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="https://www.ignet.gov/" title="" class="nav-link">Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/budget-and-performance" class="nav-link">EEOC Agency Financial Report</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://eeoc.gov" title="" class="nav-link">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://www.gao.gov/" title="" class="nav-link">Government Accountability Office</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/" title="" class="nav-link">Office of Management and Budget</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://www.osc.gov/" title="" class="nav-link">Office of Special Counsel</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="HTTPS://OVERSIGHT.GOV" title="" class="nav-link">Oversight.gov</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="http://www.usa.gov/" title="" class="nav-link">USA.GOV</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="HTTPS://USASPENDING.GOV" title="" class="nav-link">USASpending</a> </li> </ul>  </nav>  </section>      <section class="row col region region-footer-second">     <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-abouttheoig-menu" id="block-abouttheoig" class="block block-menu navigation menu--menu-about-the-oig"> <h2 id="block-abouttheoig-menu">About the OIG</h2>     <ul id="block-abouttheoig" class="clearfix nav"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="https://www.ignet.gov/content/ig-act-history" title="" class="nav-link">Inspector General Act History</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="https://ignet.gov/content/ig-act" title="" class="nav-link">Inspector General Act</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/node/691" title="Biography: Inspector General Joyce T. 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