The OIG is 100% federally funded through a separate budget line in the annual LSC Appropriation.  These resources are necessary to provide independent auditing, investigative, and other oversight of LSC's programs and operations.

 

 

 

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Advanced planning generally directs the use of federally-funded resources in the achievement of the OIG mission at LSC. Planning starts from the highest strategic level and is annually supplemented by annual work plan for the Office. However, as much of our work is driven by current issues and program initiatives, on-going risk assessments as well as requests from stakeholders, all plans maintain operational flexibility.

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The OIG has independently identified the following as areas that we consider to be serious management and performance challenges facing the Corporation. The OIG uses its ongoing risk assessments to identify and monitor high risk areas and guide future OIG work planning.[1]  These areas are also among those commonly identified by the Government Accountability Office and other OIGs in the annual Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Report to the President.

LSC Challenge Areas:

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Corporate Governance is a system of controls encompassing policies, processes, and people which support corporate direction and successful operational performance. Effective governance and risk management processes help ensure the financial and organizational health of an organization. At the Legal Services Corporation, corporate governance is set at the top by the Board of Directors and the LSC management team.

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Core Values Chart

OIG’s efforts are guided by five core values that we believe are critical to fulfilling our responsibilities, adding maximum value, and operating as a leading oversight organization that advances the fundamental principle of mission first, people always:

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