John Dupuy was appointed as Deputy Inspector General for Investigations in November 2016. Mr. Dupuy is responsible for investigations of the Department’s programs and operations. Mr. Dupuy has been part of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) community since 1991, and has served in a variety of leadership positions throughout his career in both, the field and Headquarters. Mr. Dupuy comes to us from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) OIG, with prior experience at the Department of the Interior and Department of Housing and Urban Development’s OIG. He has served in a variety positions from Special Agent to Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. 

Mr. Dupuy graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1987, with a degree in political science. He served in the United States Army as a Military Intelligence Officer from 1987 to 1990. Dupuy later attended Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco and the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.  He is a member of the Virginia and Washington DC Bar Associations and was an Adjunct Professor at the American University School of Law. John is married and lives with his wife and two daughters in Virginia.