U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General

United States Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
United States Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
	Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
	Incumbent; Duane Townsend; Acting since July 7, 2025
	United States Department of Commerce
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Formation	1978
First holder	Guy W. Chamberlin Jr.
Website	www.oig.doc.gov

SeatWashington, D.C.

Formation1978

First holderGuy W. Chamberlin Jr.

Websitewww.oig.doc.gov

The U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.^[1] The Inspector General for the Department of Commerce is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.^[1]

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Inspector General^[2]	Date Started^[2]
Duane Townsend (Acting)	July 7, 2025
Rodrick Anderson(Acting)	January 24, 2025
Jill Baisinger (Acting)	May 31, 2024^[3]
Roderick Anderson (Acting)	January 5, 2024
Peggy E. Gustafson	January 9, 2017
C. Morgan Kim (Acting)	June 4, 2015
Todd Zinser	December 26, 2007
Elizabeth Barlow (Acting)	June 7, 2007
Johnnie E. Frazier	July 20, 1999
Johnnie E. Frazier (Acting)	January 7, 1998
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge	April 18, 1988
Francis (Frank) D. DeGeorge (Acting)	April 21, 1987
Sherman M. Funk	October 2, 1981
Frederic A. Heim Jr. (Acting)^[4]	January 21, 1981
Mary Bass	July 9, 1979
Guy W. Chamberlin Jr. (Acting)^[5]	October 1978

v t e Federal offices of inspectors general of the United States
Cabinet department OIGs	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs
Establishment agencies	Agency for International Development Corporation for National and Community Service Environmental Protection Agency Export-Import Bank Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency General Services Administration NASA National Reconnaissance Office National Security Agency Office of Personnel Management Small Business Administration Social Security Tennessee Valley Authority Tax Administration (IRS) Nuclear Regulatory Commission Railroad Retirement Board
Designated federal entities	Amtrak Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Reserve System & Consumer Financial Protection Bureau AbilityOne Commodity Futures Trading Commission Consumer Product Safety Commission Corporation for Public Broadcasting Defense Intelligence Agency Denali Commission Election Assistance Commission Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Farm Credit Administration Federal Election Commission Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Maritime Commission Federal Trade Commission Legal Services Corporation National Archives & Records Administration National Credit Union Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Labor Relations Board National Science Foundation Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Postal Regulatory Commission Smithsonian Institution Development Finance Corporation International Trade Commission Postal Service Securities and Exchange Commission
Other OIGs	Architect of the Capitol Capitol Police Central Intelligence Agency Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office House of Representatives Intelligence Community Library of Congress
Special OIGs	Afghanistan Reconstruction Pandemic Recovery Troubled Asset Relief Program
Former OIGs	Coalition Provisional Authority Federal Emergency Management Agency Iraq Reconstruction
Related organizations	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Government Accountability Office Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

v t e United States Department of Commerce
Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce Jeremy Pelter, Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Economic Development Administration National Technical Information Service Minority Business Development Agency National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs	Bureau of the Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse Bureau of Economic Analysis
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security	Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property	United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	International Trade Administration Commercial Service
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Service Weather Service Marine & Aviation Operations Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States France BnF data
Other	Yale LUX

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General

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United States Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Incumbent Duane Townsend Acting since July 7, 2025
United States Department of Commerce
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Formation	1978
First holder	Guy W. Chamberlin Jr.
Website	www.oig.doc.gov