Office of the Inspector General of the Government of Puerto Rico

Office of the Inspector General of the Government of Puerto Rico

Agency overview
Formed	2017
Type	Inspector general
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Ivelisse Torres Rivera, Inspector
Key document	Law No. 15 of 2017
Website	http://www.oig.pr.gov

Inspector General Ivelisse Torres Rivera

Creation

This office was created under law No. 15 of February 28, 2017, as amended (law No. 1 of January 3, 2018, Law No. 125 of July 10, 2018, Law No. 203 of August 5, 2018) with the purpose of strengthening the mechanisms of prevention, control, investigation and audit of government management; perform audits and consultancies in government entities aimed at achieving optimal levels of economy, efficiency and effectiveness of their administrative systems and risk management, control and direction; achieve, with a greater degree of possible security, reliable information; and encourage compliance with applicable laws, regulations and norms.

Mission

Consolidate the resources and efforts of the Government of Puerto Rico to promote a healthy public administration and through effective pre-intervention, the optimal functioning of its institutions.

Vision

Serve as a government entity recognized locally and internationally and achieve through internal audits and preventive actions the effective and efficient operation of funds and public property of the Government of Puerto Rico.

Values

The Office of the Inspector General is governed by five (5) fundamental values:

	Values	Description
1.	Commitment	Expose to the maximum our capacities to provide a result of excellence through the adequate pre-intervention of the governmental processes.
2.	Confidence	Develop preventive controls and perform our tasks with integrity, diligence, impartiality, objectivity and transparency to ensure trust in public service.
3.	Collaboration	Communicate our ideas with respect and value the contributions of human resources to ensure a culture of loyalty and compliance. Develop policies and standards of sound public administration.
4.	Competence	Place at the service of the People our knowledge and experience in carrying out our work and keep our knowledge and skills updated with the changes experienced by our profession.
5.	Clarity	Disclose the proven material facts, which if not informed, could be contrary to the public policy of transparency and affect the decision-making process.

Jurisdiction

According to Article 4 of Law No. 15-2017, as amended, the Office of the Inspector General will have access to information and documents related to the budget of all government entities. The OIG will not have jurisdiction over the Legislative and Judicial branches and will not be able to intervene with the following entities.

Excluded Entities

Entities
Center for the Collection of Municipal Taxes (CRIM)
Company for the Integral Development of the Peninsula de Cantera
Corporation of Proyecto Enlace del Caño Martín Peña
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
PR Government Ethics Office (OEG)
Office of Management and Budget (OGP)
Panel Office of the Independent Special Prosecutor (FEI)
Municipalities
University of Puerto Rico (UPR)

References

https://www.oig.pr.gov