§2076b Inspector General Audits and Reports

Summary

The Inspector General must review and audit how the Commission is upgrading its facilities and computer systems. This includes work on the public database about incidents that caused injury or death required under section 2055a. The Inspector General must also check how the agency approves outside testing and certification groups and how it watches third‑party testing. Within 1 year after August 14, 2008, the Inspector General must review employee complaints about coworkers who failed to enforce rules or do their jobs when those complaints suggest conflicts of interest, ethical problems, or lack of good faith. The review must also look at what the Commission did in response and whether those actions were timely and effective. Not later than 30 days after August 14, 2008, the Commission must put a homepage link to the Inspector General’s web page and allow anonymous reports of waste, fraud, or abuse there. Not later than 60 days after August 14, 2008, the Inspector General must report to the appropriate Congressional committees about its activities, any barriers to oversight, and any extra powers or resources needed. Beginning with fiscal year 2010, the Inspector General must include the findings and recommendations from these reviews in its annual report to those committees.