
United States
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
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)
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act(as required by Section 1001(3) of Public Law 107-56)
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling Of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center
Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a DOJ Information Technology Specialist for Disparaging and Racist Remarks and a Threatening Statement, Failure to Properly Escort Visitors and to Follow Mail Screening Policy, and Lack of Candor
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Information Security System Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, Fiscal Year 2022
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Compliant Center Network and Cynergy Systems Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, Fiscal Year 2022
Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information Services Data Center Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, Fiscal Year 2022
South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact with Home Confinement Inmate
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center, Florence, Kentucky
Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General That Were Not Closed as of December 31, 2022
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...