Inspector General Activities and Procedures

1 Army Regulation 20 1 Inspections, Assistance, andInvestigationsInspectorGeneralActivit ies andProceduresHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC29 November 2010 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 20 1 Inspector General Activities and ProceduresThis major revision, dated 29 November 2010--o Clarifies the role of all inspectors General in conducting inspections ofgovernment-owned quarters and housing facilities for recoveringServicemembers (para 1-4b(3)(b)).o Provides guidance on Inspector General office space (para 1-6k).o Provides guidance on the responsibilities of former inspectors General , andauthorizes assistant inspectors General to lead inspections (paras 1-12g(5)and 2-2d(1)).

2 O Expands guidance on curtailments and removal from Inspector General duty(para 2-5b).o Updates Inspector General duty restrictions (para 2-7).o Updates guidance on submitting Freedom of Information Act requests to theDepartment of the Army s Records Release Office (para 3-4c(4)).o Adds guidance on releasing Inspector General information to the Army staffand Secretariat (para 3-5c).o Describes Inspector General inspections within the context of the Army forcegeneration model (para 5-1a).o Updates guidance on inspection hand-offs requiring action at theHeadquarters, Department of the Army level (para 5-1h(3)(b)).o Updates guidance on the purpose and Procedures for the Technical InspectionsDivision (paras 5-5, 5-6, and 5-7).

3 O Adds a section on the Information Assurance Division (paras 5-8 through 5-11).o Revises the nature of an Inspector General s role in Soldier nonsupport ofFamily members (para 6-3a).o Clarifies the requirement for conducting subject or suspect interviews whenresolving an allegation that includes a command product (para 7-1b(3)(c)).o Requires all investigating officers to verify the accuracy of testimonybefore including it as an exhibit in the Report of Investigation or Report ofInvestigative Inquiry (para 7-1b(4)(e)).o Affords directing authorities the right to approve reports of investigation,or to simply be notified of substantiated allegations resulting frominvestigative inquiries (para 7-2d(1)).

4 O Gives command and deputy inspectors General of Army commands read-only accessto the details of all Army command cases in the Inspector General ActionRequest System (para 10-1c(4)).o Updates the nomination and civilian hiring Procedures for inspectors General (para B-4).o Adds an appendix that summarizes Inspector General reporting and majorcoordinating requirements (app D).o Revises the definition of directing authority to allow a commander ordirecting authority to delegate report-approval authority to a deputycommander but not the authority to direct inspections or investigations(glossary).o Makes administrative revisions (throughout).

5 HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC29 November 2010 Inspections, Assistance, and InvestigationsInspector General Activities and Procedures *Army Regulation 20 1 Effective 29 December 2010H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o This regulation prescribes theresponsibility and policy for the selectionand duties of inspectors General through-out the Army. It describes Inspector gen-e r a l f u n c t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g t e a c h i n g a n dtraining, inspections, assistance, and in-v e s t i g a t i o n s . A l t h o u g h t h e f u n d a m e n t a linspector General role and functions havenot changed, this revision incorporates nu-merous policy and mandated proceduralchanges affecting Inspector General activi-ties.

6 This regulation implements This regulation applies tot h e a c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army Reserve, unlessotherwise stated. It also applies to Depart-ment of the Army civilian employees andnonappropriated fund employees. Duringmobilization, the proponent may modifyc h a p t e r s a n d p o l i c i e s c o n t a i n e d i n t h i and exception proponent of this regulation is TheInspector General . The proponent has theauthority to approve exceptions or waiversto this regulation that are consistent withcontrolling law and regulations.

7 The pro-ponent may delegate this approval author-ity, in writing, to a division chief withinthe proponent agency or its direct report-ing unit or field operating agency, in thegrade of colonel or the civilian may request a waiver to thisregulation by providing justification thatincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include formal reviewby the activity s senior legal officer. Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent.

8 Refer to AR 25 30 for internal control process. Thisregulation contains internal controls andidentifies key internal controls that mustbe evaluated (see appendix E).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-o u t p r i o r a p p r o v a l f r o m T h e I n s p e c t o rG e n e r a l ( S A I G T R ) , A r m y P e n t a g o n ,Washington, DC improvements. Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to the ArmyI n s p e c t o r G e n e r a l S c h o o l ( S A I G T R ) ,5500 21st Street, Suite 2305, Fort Belvoir,VA 22060 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels B, C, D, andE for the active Army, the Army NationalGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army (Listed by paragraph and page number)

9 Chapter 1 The Inspector General System, page 1 Section IIntroduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Statutory authorities 1 5, page 4*This regulation supersedes AR 20 1, dated 1 February 20 1 29 November 2010iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedSection IIInspector General System, page 5 Inspector General concept and system 1 6, page 5 Inspector General access to information 1 7, page 7 The Inspector General 1 8, page 8 Inspector General guidelines for Army Reserve matters 1 9, page 8 Inspector General guidelines for Army National Guard matters 1 10, page 8 Inspectors General and the Army Installation Management Command 1 11, page 9 Section IIIC onfidentiality and Punitive Prohibitions, page 9 Confidentiality 1 12, page 9 Prohibited activity 1 13, page 12 Chapter 2 Inspector General Personnel, page 13 Inspector General positions 2 1, page 13 Inspector General categories 2 2, page 13 Wear of Inspector General insignia 2 3.

10 Page 17 Inspector General certification 2 4, page 17 Length of Inspector General assignments 2 5, page 18 Inspector General oath 2 6, page 19 Inspector General duty restrictions 2 7, page 22 Chapter 3 Inspector General Records, page 23 Nature of Inspector General records 3 1, page 23 Protection of Inspector General records 3 2, page 23 Use of Inspector General records for adverse actions 3 3, page 24 Requests for Inspector General records 3 4, page 24 Release authority for Inspector General records 3 5, page 25 Requests for official use 3 6, page 26 Requests for Inspector General records under the Freedom of Information Act 3 7, page 26 Release of records and reports under the military whistleblower reprisal statute 3 8, page 26 Inspector General records in support of litigation 3 9, page 27 Requests by labor organizations 3 10, page 27 Factual amendment of Inspector General records 3 11, page 28 Requests for reconsideration of Inspector General findings, opinions, judgments, or conclusions 3 12.