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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

Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a then Acting Assistant Chief Immigration Judge for Creating an Appearance of Impropriety in Connection with a Romantic Relationship with a Subordinate and for Engaging in Dishonest Conduct while Previously

2024
24-077
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Recommendation Concerning Potential Conflict Between Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Post-Shooting Evidence Handling and Crime Scene Maintenance Procedures and FBI Hostage Rescue Team Practice of Identifying and Removing Sensitive Items

2024
24-076
Other
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the District of Columbia's Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants to the Network for Victim Recovery of DC, Washington, D.C.

2024
24-075
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General that were Not Closed as of May 31, 2024

2024
24-074
Other
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

This report contains information about recommendations from the OIG's audits, evaluations, reviews, and other reports that the OIG had not closed as of the specified date because it had not determined that the Department of Justice (DOJ) or a non-DOJ federal agency had fully implemented them. The...

Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3 Million for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract

Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3 Million for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3 Million for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract

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