What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Matters of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or employee misconduct affecting FLRA programs, operations or assets should be reported to the FLRA OIG. Matters that should be reported include:
• Criminal activity, such as: theft, bribery, corruption, blackmail, kickbacks, and computer crimes
• Waste, fraud and abuse of FLRA funds
• Mismanagement of FLRA funds, programs, or assets
• Contracting or Procurement Fraud or other procurement violations
• False Claims Act violations
• Travel or Purchase Card Fraud
• Violations of laws and regulations that affect FLRA programs and operations
• Government ethics violations
• FLRA employee misconduct or conflicts of interests
• Workplace violence
• Whistleblower reprisals against employees
What information to include in the hotline report:
• A detailed description of the matter being reported, e.g., what wrong was done
• Names of individuals (and/or companies and other entities) involved, dates, times and locations pertaining to all reportable activity
• Names and contact information for witnesses and any supporting documentation
• A description of how you became aware of the matter, what has been done to correct the matter, and what is its current status
• Why the violation occurred (what was the reason or rationale for the violation, if known)
• Anything else you feel is relevant or would assist in any investigation into the allegations
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
Matters that should not be reported are those matters under the authority of others, those that should be handled by FLRA management or minor matters, these include:
• Do not report matters unrelated to FLRA programs, operations or assets
• Matters of FLRA employer-employee relations, unless related to a claim of a whistleblower reprisal
• Matters requiring an emergency response, such as a 911 emergency
• Minor incidents, such as time reporting matters and misuse of government property (report these incidents to the appropriate program
manager)
