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Abbreviation
FTC
Agencies
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The FTC OIG has jurisdiction over matters involving: • FTC employees and contractors • FTC Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices • FTC programs and operations • FTC contracts and grants • Fraud committed against the FTC (e.g., false Identity Theft claims submitted to the FTC, Impersonation of the FTC employees, etc.) • Cyber attacks against and intrusions to FTC IT systems Such complaints should be reported to the FTC OIG HOTLINE.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The FTC OIG does NOT have jurisdiction over matters involving: • 911 emergencies • Consumer complaints (Please refer such matters to the FTC Complaint Assistant Website) o Scams involving mortgage or foreclosure, lottery or gaming, banks, checks, grants, money grams, and student loans o Unwanted Telemarketing, Text, or SPAM o Identity Theft o Rip-offs and Impostor Scams o Education, Jobs, and Money-Making Opportunities o Credit and Debt Collection/Services o Do Not Call violations (e.g., robocalls) o Complaints against non FTC-affiliated companies or individuals o Mobile Devices or Telephones, Internet Services, Online Shopping, or Computers (e.g., children’s online privacy) • EEO complaints (Please refer such matters to the FTC’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Workplace Inclusion) • Other Federal Departments and Agencies

Audit of FTC Redress Program Data Management and Oversight of Contractors

2024
Audit
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

The report summarizes the OIG’s follow-up evaluation of the FTC’s progress on, and effectiveness of, changes that the agency implemented in its Redress Program following the OIG’s March 4, 2020, report Audit of Federal Trade Commission Redress Process Controls. We narrowed our audit objective to...

Evaluation of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection Resources

2015
14-003
Inspection / Evaluation
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

The FTC OIG performed an evaluation of the FTC's allocation and management of consumer protection resources with the BCP. Specifically, this review focused on assessing the BCP's enforcement and non-enforcement strategies, goals, policies, and procedures.

FY 2014 FTC Management Challenges

2015
Top Management Challenges
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires that the Inspector General provide a summary of the OIG's perspective on the most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency, as well as a brief assessment of the agency's progress in addressing those challenges. In this report, the...

FTC OIG Financial Statement Audit for Fiscal Year 2014 Management Letter

2015
AR15-01A
Audit
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

On November 17, 2014, the OIG transmitted to the FTC the financial statement audit performed by an independent accounting firm -- which issued an unmodified (clean) opinion of the FTC's FY 2014 financial statements. When performing an audit of an agency's major financial systems and accounting...

Federal Trade Commission's Fiscal Year 2014 Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010

2015
Inspection / Evaluation
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

In accordance with Section 3 (b) of Public Law 111-204, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 20 IO (hereafter referred to as IPERA), this memorandum communicated the results of the OIG's determination of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) compliance with applicable provisions of IPERA...

Evaluation of the FTC's Information Security Program and Practices for Fiscal Year 2014

2015
AR15-02
Inspection / Evaluation
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) provides a comprehensive framework for ensuring the effectiveness of technical, administrative, and physical security controls over federal information resources. FISMA requires an annual OIG evaluation of compliance with its...

Evaluation of the FTC's Bureau of Economics

2015
OIGEvaluationReportNo15-03
Inspection / Evaluation
Federal Trade Commission OIG
Federal Trade Commission

The mission of the FTC is to protect consumers by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices; enhancing informed consumer choices and public understanding of the competitive process; and accomplishing this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity. The Bureau of...

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