Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA Patriot Act
2019
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Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, program, contract, or grant you may report it to the DOJ OIG Hotline. The DOJ OIG has jurisdiction over disclosures involving DOJ employees, programs, contracts, and grants, including disclosures concerning these DOJ components:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- United States Attorneys Offices
- employees who work in other Divisions or Offices in the Department of Justice
The DOJ OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:
- Employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Employees of DOJ contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
- DOJ employees who believe their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are NOT generally investigated by the DOJ OIG.
- 911 emergencies
- EEO Complaints (For such matters, please refer to the DOJ Equal Employment Opportunity Office.)
- Misconduct by judges at the federal, state, or local level. (For more information on judicial misconduct by federal judges, please refer to the U.S. Courts.)
- State and local police departments (unless the misconduct concerns DOJ grant funds)
- State and Local prisons (unless the complaint involves a U.S. Marshals Service inmate)
Hotline Page
Whistleblower Protection Page
A Review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Use of Administrative Subpoenas to Collect or Exploit Bulk Data (Revised March 2025)
2019
19-01
Review
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
This report was originally released on March 28, 2019. The version of the report issued on March 11, 2025, reflects the results of the DEA’s updated sensitivity review of information in the report about the Hemisphere program, which is described primarily in Chapter Five of the report. This version...
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Operational Technology Division Administrative Support Information System Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2018
2019
19-22
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Tracking System Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2018
2019
19-21
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Information Security Program Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2018
2019
19-20
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Office on Violence Against Women Cooperative Agreements Awarded to the Southwest Center for Law and Policy Tucson, Arizona
2019
GR-60-19-004
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs’ Victim Assistance Grants Subgranted by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to Washoe Legal Services, Reno, Nevada
2019
GR-90-19-003
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Perimeter Security Upgrade Contract for Administrative U.S. Penitentiary Thomson Awarded to DeTekion Security Systems, Incorporated
2019
19-19
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Management of Maritime Terrorism Threats
2019
19-18
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
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Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Subgrants and the Office on Violence Against Women Grants Awarded to the Georgia Legal Services Program, Atlanta, Georgia
2019
GR-40-19-001
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice