Interpretation of Phrase 'Recommendation that Funds Be Put to Better Use' in Inspector General Act: Memorandum for the Assistant Attorney General for Administration and the Inspector General [March 20, 1998]   [open pdf - 29KB]

"Although it is a close question, the better interpretation of the Inspector General Act is that Congress did not intend to limit the phrase 'recommendation that funds be put to better use' to only those audit recommendations that achieve identifiable monetary savings."