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Department of Homeland Security
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline is a resource for Federal employees and the public to report allegations of employee corruption, civil rights and civil liberties abuses, program fraud and financial crimes, and miscellaneous criminal and non-criminal activity associated with waste, abuse or fraud affecting the programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). An individual may also report to the DHS OIG Hotline any information that an employee, former employee, applicant, or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following: Violation of any law, rule or regulation; Gross mismanagement; Gross waste of funds; Abuse of authority; or Substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. DHS employees and contractors may also contact the DHS OIG Hotline if an adverse personnel action has been taken, or threatened against them, in retaliation or reprisal for a protected disclosure that was made prior to the adverse personnel action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are not generally investigated by DHS OIG: 911 emergencies EEO complaints Classified information To report undocumented immigrants, employers who hire undocumented immigrants or immigration irregularities or violations (not involving DHS employees) please call the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE to report suspicious activity. For more information click here: http://www.ICE.gov For questions and information regarding the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), please call the CBP INFO Center. The Center is open Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT. You can ask your question via email or by calling 1-877-CBP-5511.If you are outside the U.S. you must call 202-325-8000 or click here for additional information: http://www.cbp.gov To determine the status of immigration matters or seek assistance in the immigration process, please contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.For more information, click here: https://www.uscis.gov
Hotline Page
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/hotline
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/whistleblower-protection
NDAA Page
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/ndaa

Nigerian National Extradited From France To Face Charges For His Alleged Role In A Scheme To Steal Government Benefits, Including More Than $8 Million In Federal Emergency Assistance

Nigerian National Extradited From France To Face Charges For His Alleged Role In A Scheme To Steal Government Benefits, Including More Than $8 Million In Federal Emergency Assistance
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Nigerian National Extradited From France To Face Charges For His Alleged Role In A Scheme To Steal Government Benefits, Including More Than $8 Million In Federal Emergency Assistance

Jamaican National Faces Federal Charge For An Alleged Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Victims Of More Than $9.5 Million

Jamaican National Faces Federal Charge For An Alleged Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Victims Of More Than $9.5 Million
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Investigative Press Release
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Jamaican National Faces Federal Charge For An Alleged Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Victims Of More Than $9.5 Million

CBP's Office of Field Operations Used Overtime in Accordance with Policies and Procedures

2024
OIG-24-54
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security

We determined that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations used overtime in accordance with policies and procedures. The Customs Officer Pay Reform Act provides guidance on the use of overtime and premium pay for CBP officers and sets a statutory fiscal year maximum...

DHS Improved Election Infrastructure Security, but Its Role in Countering Disinformation Has Been Reduced

2024
OIG-24-52
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security

Since 2020, the Department of Homeland Security has taken certain actions to address cyber and physical security threats to the election infrastructure but has adjusted its efforts to combat disinformation. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a new Election Security...

Coast Guard Needs to Implement Effective Planning for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Projects

2024
OIG-24-56
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security

The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) has begun to expend Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds for the procurement, construction, and improvements projects identified in its fiscal year 2022 IIJA Spend Plan. At the time of our review, Coast Guard had only spent approximately 1...

CBP Conducts Individualized Assessments but Does Not Comprehensively Assess Land Port of Entry Operations

2024
OIG-24-51
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) conducts individualized assessments of some land port of entry (LPOE) operations to evaluate workforce staffing, technology, and infrastructure improvements. While these assessments may have allowed OFO to optimize some LPOE...

CBP Needs to Improve Its Oversight and Monitoring of Penalty Cases

2024
OIG-24-49
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security

From our limited testing, we did not identify a systemic issue in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lost revenue due to expired statute of limitations. We reviewed 152 penalty cases, totaling $858.1 million, and determined that 144 (95 percent) were either closed, settled, in litigation...

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