Opening Statement of the Inspector General, Public Safety Committee Nomination of Deborah Witzburg, June 3, 2020 Good Afternoon Chairman Taliaferro, Vice-Chairman Osterman, and Members of the Public Safety Committee: I am honored and pleased to submit for your consideration the nomination of Deborah Witzburg for the position of Deputy Inspector General of the Public Safety Section […]
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IG Ferguson Nominates Deborah Witzburg as the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety
The City of Chicago Inspector General has nominated Deborah Witzburg for the position of Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. Deborah Witzburg currently serves as Associate General Counsel for Public Safety for the City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG). In this position, Witzburg has advised on legal and constitutional matters related to […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s Predictive Risk Models
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety Section has issued an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the “Department”) risk models known as the Strategic Subject List (SSL) and Crime and Victimization Risk Model (CVRM). CPD received $3.8 million in federal grants and spent ten years developing these sequential models for predicting […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Fourth Quarter 2019 Report
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its fourth quarter report for 2019 to City Council. The report summarizes the Office’s activity from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. This quarter’s report contains summaries of concluded investigations, inquiries, and other activities, including: An OIG investigation established that a former investigator […]
Read MoreOIG Audit Finds the Department of Innovation and Technology Did Not Consistently Adhere to Best Practices for IT Investments
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Department of Innovation and Technology’s (DoIT) management of the City’s investment in information technology, which found that the Department did not consistently adhere to best practices for project selection, thereby increasing the risk of projects delivering fewer benefits, costing more, […]
Read MoreInspector General’s 2019 Statement to Chicago City Council
OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, 2020 BUDGET HEARINGS Madame Chair and Members of the City Council: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has had a busy 2019 with plans for an even busier 2020, in its continuing effort to fully inhabit its statutory mission to promote economy, effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity in City […]
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