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The below list highlights the largest agencies within USDA and some examples of their programs:
Report Violations Of Laws And Regulations Relating To United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Programs
Your information should include:
Without sufficient information we may be unable to act on your allegation. Therefore, in order to investigate your concerns properly, please provide as much information as possible. We are very interested in the information you have to provide regarding the misconduct, fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in our USDA programs.
If you need to provide any documents concerning your complaint, please fax to (202) 690-2474 or mail to USDA, OIG Hotline, P. O. Box 23399, Washington, D.C. 20026-3399. Please note on your documents that you submitted your complaint online.
If you are an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or sub-grantee and you have reported one of the following items, to one of the following parties and you are now being reprised against, you may be entitled to whistleblower protection pursuant to 41 U.S.C. §4712(a)(1) and should make your report to the OIG hotline.
Parties:
If you wish to report information involving classified information or report that you are being reprised against in the form of your supervisor taking an action affecting your eligibility for access to classified information, please make your complaint to one of the following numbers: 816-926-7937 or 202-720-9731. The complainant can be assured that the OIG representative with whom they communicate will have the appropriate clearance.
Our objective was to assess the internal controls related to the Forest Service’s implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds provided for workforce development and training.
We determined that the FS Pacific Southwest Region’s Regional Office has deficiencies in the facility’s maintenance and safety procedures and observed that appropriate physical security measures did not exist in some areas, resulting in potential exposure to security threats.
The report contains an unmodified opinion on Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) financial statements as of September 30, 2025, as well as an assessment of CCC’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.
The report contains an unmodified opinion on Natural Resources Conservation Service’s financial statements as of September 30, 2025, as well as an assessment of NRCS' internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.
The report contains an unmodified opinion on Federal Crop Insurance Corporation/Risk Management Agency's (FCIC/RMA) financial statements as of September 30, 2025, as well as an assessment of FCIC/RMA’s internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.
This report presents the results of our audit of Rural Development’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
USDA OIG'S objective was to determine whether Food and Nutrition Service has taken actions to secure IT hardware to effectively prevent Supplemental and Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit theft through card skimming, card and terminal cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods.
USDA OIG'S objective was to evaluate aspects of the Plan of Action and Milestones process used to reduce identified vulnerabilities.
USDSA OIG identified all programs in which the Farm Service Agency (FSA) processes payments with self-certification and determined what percentage of these payments resulted in an improper payment during FSA spot check reviews.
