Expected Projects

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s (Board’s) Office of Inspector General conducts audits and evaluations of the Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) programs and operations to assess and promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in these programs and operations while helping to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. The IT Operations Intern will learn to perform daily IT operational tasks, assist with daily OIG IT environment efforts, and assist with documentation.

Assist in creating custom lists, features, web parts, event handlers, and workflows.Assist with inventory management.Learn and assist users with various needs, OS to general hardware support.Active contributor in policy and other support documentation generation.Participates in team meetings.

Suggested Major(s)/Minor(s): Computer science, information technology, software programming, information security, or related fields, either graduate or undergraduate

Required Skills and Knowledge:

Strong oral and written communication skills.Data analysis and research skills, as well as intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism.Well organized.Self-motivated and resourceful critical thinker willing to independently solve problems through self-explored attempts prior to requesting assistance.Deep knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Access, with a desire for or some understanding of Power BI.

Preferred Skills: Experience with operating systems; foundational knowledge of SharePoint, web development, and computer hardware; Generative AI and ChatGPT; understanding of cloud technologies, such as Azure and AWS

Required Documents: Resume, two letters of recommendation

Location: The internship location is in Washington, DC, primarily onsite.

US Citizenship is required. All applicants must be current students, graduating from their program August 2026 or later. Proof of enrollment will be required.

Keywords: #InformationTechnology, #GenerativeAI, #ITOperations, #ChatGPT, #Azure, #AWS

Find out more about the OIG:

What We Do – https://oig.federalreserve.gov/introduction.htmFAQs – https://oig.federalreserve.gov/faq-about-oig.htm

Learn more about our internship program: https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers-internships.htm

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System's Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts investigations of the Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) programs and operations to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. The Investigative Intern will assist in conducting investigations of the Board and CFPB’s various programs and operations. For example, the OIG conducts investigations of employee misconduct or financial fraud associated with the supervision and examination responsibilities of the Board.

Assists as a team member on investigations or other reviews.May support the team in conducting its planning activities for the applicable review to establish the appropriate objectives, scope and methodology, which is a key preliminary step in our reviews.May interface with other Board division representatives, Reserve Bank officials, or CFPB officials while executing roles and responsibilities.Assists in data gathering and analysis.Assists in preparing workpapers in support of team's reports. Also will assist the team in developing investigative plans, evaluating complaints, and reviewing evidence.Participates in report production and presentations to senior management, providing the opportunity to evaluate appropriateness of the findings and message(s) resulting from the review.

Find out more about the OIG:

What We Do – https://oig.federalreserve.gov/investigations-what-we-do.htmFAQs – https://oig.federalreserve.gov/faq-about-oig.htm#investigations

Suggested Major(s)/Minor(s): Accounting, criminal justice, economics, finance, or information technology, either graduate or undergraduate.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

Strong oral and written communication skills, data analysis skills, as well as intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism.Strong and highly adaptable problem solving skills.

Required Documents: Resume, two letters of recommendation

Location: The internship location is in Washington, DC, primarily onsite.

US Citizenship is required. All applicants must be current students, graduating from their program August 2026 or later. Proof of enrollment will be required.

Keywords: #OIG, #CIGIE, #investigation, #criminaljustice

Learn more about our internship program: https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers-internships.htm