Executive Order 12993: Administrative Allegations Against Inspectors General
President: Bill Clinton
Created an executive process for reviewing noncriminal misconduct allegations against Inspectors General; Congress later replaced it with a statutory system.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 12993 still in effect? No. Executive Order 12993 was superseded. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 12993 do?
EO 12993 established an executive process to screen and refer administrative allegations against Inspectors General and certain senior staff, while leaving possible crimes to the Justice Department. The 2008 Inspector General Reform Act created a statutory Integrity Committee and provided that EO 12993 would have no force once the new council became operational or after the statutory transition period, whichever came first. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency publishes Integrity Committee reports from 2009 onward, documenting the successor process rather than continuation of the 1996 order.
Before and after
Before the order
There was no uniform independent executive process for administrative allegations against Inspectors General.
After the order
A council committee screened and referred allegations until Congress created a statutory successor.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Integrity Committee | Receive and screen covered allegations | Until statutory replacement |
| FBI or designated investigators | Investigate referred matters | Under the former process |
| Council leadership | Forward reports and recommendations | For final action |
What happened next
EO 12993 established the executive process.
Congress enacted the statutory replacement and transition rule.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Congress expressly displaced the executive-order procedure and codified the Integrity Committee in 5 U.S.C. § 424. The statutory process, as later amended, now controls.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 12993 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- U.S. Code — 5 U.S.C. § 424 (opens in a new tab) Official record
- CIGIE — Integrity Committee reports (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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