By Mark Rockwell
Allison Lerner, the inspector general for the National Science Foundation, won the election to become chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).
Lerner was elected to the position on Dec. 15 by the 75 federal inspectors general (IGs) who make up CIGIE, according to a Dec. 15 statement by the council. Her term begins on Jan. 1, when she replaces current CIGIE chairperson Department of Justice IG Michael Horowitz, said the statement.
CIGIE is an independent entity in the federal government s executive branch that identifies and reviews areas of weakness and vulnerability in federal programs and operations, as well as addresses workforce policy and effectiveness in agency offices of inspector general.