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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 determine whether USDA’s password management practices effectively prevented the use of passwords that are commonly used, expected, or compromised.
OIG reviewed USDA’s compliance with improper payment and high-dollar overpayment requirements for FY 2024.
OIG determined that the Forest Service’s acquisition process adequately identified firefighting equipment needs and issued Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPA) to meet those needs in fiscal year 2023.
OIG evaluated the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights’ efforts to ensure compliance and accountability among USDA agencies and staff, in accordance with applicable civil rights laws and regulations.
OIG summarized the issues identified during the audits of Region 3 and Region 6’s implementation of Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (LRT) and provided recommendations to the Washington Office.
We reviewed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The audit was performed to evaluate the implementation of physical security controls at NBAF. We reviewed relevant documents and interviewed officials responsible for NBAF’s...
