Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army

Inspector General of the United States Army
Seal of the Inspector General
Flag of the Inspector General
Incumbent LTG Donna W. Martin since September 2, 2021
Department of the Army
Type	Inspector general
Abbreviation	IG
Member of	Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Reports to	Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 7020
Precursor	Inspector-General of the Cavalry of the United States of America
Inaugural holder	Thomas Conway
Formation	December 13, 1777
Deputy	Maj. Gen. Mitchell L. Kilgo
Website	http://ig.army.mil

The Office of the Inspector General (OTIG) serves to "provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training."^[1] The position has existed since 1777, when Thomas Conway was appointed the first inspector. The department was reorganized many times, and almost abolished on several occasions. In its early days, the department was frequently merged with, or proposed to be part of the Adjutant General. It expanded greatly after the American Civil War, to the point that it had around 2,000 officers in 1993. The current holder of the position is Donna W. Martin.