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

Audit of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Mentoring Programs Grants Awarded to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the USA, Chicago, Illinois

2017
GR-50-17-005
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Investigative Summary: Findings Concerning Misconduct by an ATF Resident Agent in Charge for Multiple Failures in the Management of an Operation, and by an AUSA for Having an Inappropriate Relationship With an ATF Agent and Violating Professional Responsi

2017
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Memorandum for the Deputy Attorney General: Recommendation for a Department of Justice Policy Establishing Standards for its Security Offices to Review Misconduct Investigations for Security Clearance Adjudications

2017
Other
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

This memorandum was issued in conjunction with the DOJ OIG's related "Report of Investigation of the Actions of Former DEA Leadership in Connection with the Reinstatement of a Security Clearance." Please see the link below to access that report.

Report of Investigation of the Actions of Former DEA Leadership in Connection with the Reinstatement of a Security Clearance

2017
17-04
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Please also see the link below for the DOJ OIG's related Memorandum for the Deputy Attorney General, "Recommendation for a Department of Justice Policy Establishing Standards for its Security Offices to Review Misconduct Investigations for Security Clearance Adjudications," which was issued in...

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