Guide for Conducting Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organizations of Federal Offices of Inspector General

Abstract

The Guide for Conducting Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organizations of Federal Offices of Inspector General (Guide) provides policy guidance for Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) members conducting external peer reviews of CIGIE organizations performing inspections and evaluations (I&Es). The Guide discusses two types of peer reviews �" the required External Peer Review and the optional Modified Peer Review. The required External Peer Review of an Office of Inspector General's (OIG) Inspection and Evaluation (I&E) organization is designed to assess whether an OIGs I&E organization's projects and reports complied with specific CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation (Blue Book) standards and the organization's associated internal policies and procedures. An optional Modified Peer Review is designed to assess the internal policies and procedures of an OIG I&E organization that has not conducted I&Es during the reviewed timeframe to determine whether they are current and consistent with covered Blue Book standards.