Reporting Fraud, Waste & Abuse in DOE Programs

The Department of Energy's Office of Inspector General

The Inspector General for the Department of Energy is responsible for detecting and preventing
fraud, waste and abuse of DOE programs.  The OIG accomplishes this by conducing audits, inspections,
and criminal investigations of DOE and its contractors.

Issues investigated by the Office of Inspector General are:

• Management Abuse
• Waste
• Grant Fraud
• Contract Fraud
• False Claims
• False Statements
• Defective Pricing
• Defective Parts
• Product Substitution
• Bribery
• Solicitation of Brides
• Kickbacks
• Environmental Violations
• Conflicts of Interest
• Theft of Government Property
• Health & Safety Matters
• Ethics Violations

Possible actions by the Office of Inspector General:

• Criminal violations of the law are prosecuted through the U.S. Department of Justice or a local
  District Attorney's Office.
• Instances of mismanagement will be reported to DOE management.
• Criminal convictions and significant managerial deficiencies are reports to the U.S. Congress semiannually.
   

To report fraud, waste and abuse please visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General website at http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline/ or call (800) 541-1625 or (202) 586-4073 TDD (202) 586-9936.  All calls are anonymous.  If you choose to provide your name the Inspector General will protect your identify to the maximum extent possible by law.