Inspector General Brian D. Lamkin

Brian D. Lamkin has served as the Inspector General (IG) for the state of South Carolina since April 2017 following his appointment by Governor Henry McMaster.  He began his service with the agency in April 2013 as a senior investigator following his retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  With more than 25 years as an FBI special agent, IG Lamkin specialized in complex white collar crime investigations, in particular financial crimes and public corruption matters.

IG Lamkin served in a variety of senior executive leadership positions, including Chief of the FBI’s financial crimes program, two assignments as Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta and Columbia field divisions and as Assistant Director of the Training Division (Quantico).  He is the 2010 recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service with the FBI.  He is a certified fraud examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a certified inspector general with the Association of Inspectors General.

Mission

The Office of the State Inspector General’s (OIG) statutory mission is to investigate and address allegations of "fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, and wrongdoing" within the Executive Branch of South Carolina State government. The Executive Branch consists of 106 separate agencies, boards, commissions, public colleges and universities, public school districts, and public Charter Schools.

This broad mission is translated into two main objectives:

• Support a high integrity workforce; and
• Increase the cost/effectiveness of Executive Branch operations

The successful achievement of these two objectives results in the achievement of a third objective – increasing the public’s trust and confidence in state government. Review the SC Code Section dealing with the Inspector General.

Staff

The state's OIG was established on July 1, 2012 with a staff of two investigators for its first year of operation. With the support of the Legislature and the Governor, the OIG is now staffed with 16 personnel, comprised of a mix of twelve senior auditors and investigators with extensive auditing and law enforcement experience, as well as an administrative coordinator, a program manager/supervisor, a Deputy IG, and IG Lamkin.

Employment

Current Employment Opportunities at the SC Office of the Inspector General are listed at Careers.SC.GOV.  Applications must be made through that website and job opportunities are listed under, "Office of the Inspector General."  

Veteran Preference Statement

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.