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Abbreviation
DOS
Agencies
Department of State
U.S. Agency for Global Media (f/k/a Broadcasting Board of Governors)
U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline

Report information about fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, as well as other crimes or violations of federal laws, rules, and regulations, related to U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), or U.S International Boundary Water Commission (IBWC) programs and operations to the OIG hotline. Such information may include allegations concerning:

  • Contracts
  • Grants
  • Public corruption
  • Conflict of interest
  • Other criminal or administrative misconduct involving employees, contractors/subcontractors, or grantees/subgrantees.

Information on fraud indicators can be viewed here. Department of State OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:

  • Employees of Department of State, USAGM, and IBWC contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees; and personal services contractors
  • Department of State 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 generally not investigated by Department of State OIG:

Independent Auditor's Report on the U.S. Department of State FY 2025 Financial Statements

2026
AUD-FM-26-05
Audit
Department of State OIG
Department of State

Summary of Audit An independent external auditor, working on behalf of and under the direction of the Office of Inspector General, audited the U.S. Department of State’s (Department) annual financial statements as of, and for the year ended, September 30, 2025. The external auditor found that the...

Inspection of Embassy Wellington and Constituent Post, New Zealand, Cook Islands, and Niue

2026
ISP-I-26-08
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of State OIG
Department of State

What OIG Inspected OIG inspected the executive direction, policy and program implementation, resource management, and information management operations of Embassy Wellington. This inspection included Consulate General Auckland. What OIG Found Mission New Zealand’s Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, and...

Inspection of Embassy Cairo, Egypt

2026
ISP-I-26-01
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of State OIG
Department of State

What OIG Inspected OIG inspected the executive direction, policy and program implementation, resource management, and information management operations of Embassy Cairo. What OIG Found The Ambassador generally modeled the Department of State’s leadership principles, particularly integrity, valuing...

Evaluation of the Department’s Efforts To Improve Oversight of Its Funding to International Organizations

2026
ISP-I-26-02
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of State OIG
Department of State

What OIG Evaluated The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed this evaluation to (1) determine the nature and extent to which the Department funds and participates in international organizations, and (2) evaluate the Department’s use of oversight provisions for the funds it contributes to them...

Inspection of U.S. Embassy to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2026
ISP-I-26-11
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of State OIG
Department of State

What OIG Inspected OIG inspected the executive direction, policy and program implementation, resource management, and information management operations of Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados. The inspection also included Embassy St. George’s, Grenada; Consular Agency Antigua and Barbuda; and Consular...

Information Report: Department of State 2025 Purchase Card Risk Assessment

2026
AUD-AFA-26-01
Audit
Department of State OIG
Department of State

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012,as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B, requires the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct periodic risk assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs. OIG conducts these assessments...

Information Report: Department of State 2025 Travel Card Risk Assessment

2026
AUD-AFA-26-02
Audit
Department of State OIG
Department of State

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B, requires the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct periodic risk assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs. OIG conducts these assessments...

Information Report: U.S. Agency for Global Media 2025 Purchase Card Risk Assessment

2026
AUD-AFA-IB-26-04
Audit
Department of State OIG
U.S. Agency for Global Media (f/k/a Broadcasting Board of Governors)

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B, requires the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct periodic risk assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs. OIG conducts these assessments...

Information Report: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, 2025 Purchase Card Risk Assessment

2026
AUD-AFA-26-03
Audit
Department of State OIG
U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B, requires the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct periodic risk assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs. OIG conducts these assessments...

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