Introduction
The USDA OIG Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2025 describes how OIG plans to accomplish its mission of promoting economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity in the delivery of USDA programs during the fiscal year.
The USDA OIG Strategic Plan—Fiscal Years 2025–2029 establishes our mission, vision, and goals for the next 5 years. Our mission is to promote the economy, efficiency, and integrity of USDA programs and operations through audits, investigations, inspections, data analytics, and reviews. We accomplish our mission through an organizational culture that embraces the value and dignity of all individuals and encourages innovation, trust, and positive change. Our work advances the value, safety and security, and integrity of USDA programs and operations.
OIG is committed to providing a positive return on the U.S. taxpayers’ investment by planning our work to address the issues of greatest importance and achieve the most significant results. This Annual Plan presents the FY 2025 work that OIG intends to undertake in support of our USDA OIG Strategic Plan—Fiscal Years 2025–2029.
FY25 Audit Plan
The activities presented in the FY 2025 Audit Work Plan are grouped under OIG’s four Strategic Plan goals. Goal 1 is split into several focus areas: safety and security; integrity of benefits; efficient delivery of USDA programs, operations, and initiatives; and oversight of USDA activities associated with supplemental funding. The remaining goals focus on partnerships, employees, and operations. Our risk-based approach to planning and work initiation is informed by a variety of sources, including legislative mandates, OIG self-generated ideas and proposals; data analytics; complaints received through various means, including the OIG Hotline; Congressional requests; requests from the Secretary; USDA agency referrals; and referrals from outside agencies.