Kathleen Sedney

Kathleen R. Sedney is the Acting Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Interior Office of Inspector General, and prior to this was the Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations. She has approximately 20 years of experience as an auditor and forensic accountant and has led audits and investigations related to contracts, foreign assistance, financial management, and physical security.

Prior to joining the Department’s OIG, Kathleen was the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits at the Social Security Administration OIG. Kathleen began her Federal career as an auditor with the Department of State OIG.

Prior to joining the OIG community, Kathleen was an auditor and forensic accountant with “Big 4” accounting firms KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Kathleen is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner and holds a bachelor of science in accounting.