OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION October 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION October 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018

MESSAGE FROM THE IG I am pleased to submit the Semiannual Report to Congress for the period of October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018. During this reporting period, the Office of Inspector General continued to deliver exceptional value to the taxpayer: our contract audits identified nearly $329 million in cost savings and our investigative work yielded $97 million in monetary recoveries. Highlights of our work include our partnership with the Department of Justice to secure a $66 million dollar settlement of a qui tam investigation of a company that sold defective material for bullet proof vests used by law enforcement officers, multiple convictions of criminals masquerading as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to obtain government contracts, and an evaluation that prompted the agency to include whistleblower protection language in its congressional communication policy.

Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018,

Office of Inspector General, Department of the Treasury