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Website
https://oig.justice.gov/
Abbreviation
DOJ
Agencies
Department of Justice
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

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
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/index.htm
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection

Audit of the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Address Patterns or Practices of Police Misconduct and Provide Technical Assistance on Accountability Reform to Police Departments

2018
18-14
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Please click the link below to to hear a podcast regarding this report.

Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by Three Senior FBI Officials Who Violated Ethics Regulations by Soliciting Gifts to the FBI by Asking Private Entities to Pay for Alcohol at FBI Training Programs for State and Local Law Enforcement Official

2018
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Audit of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Presidential Candidate Nominating Convention Grant Awarded to Cleveland, Ohio, for the 2016 Republican National Convention

2018
GR-50-18-002
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

To watch a short video regarding the findings of this report, please click the link below.

Audit of Office on Violence Against Women, Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program Grant Awarded to the Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Phoenix, Arizona

2011
GR-60-11-002
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
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