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    U.S. foreign assistance programs aim to eradicate extreme poverty around the world and support developing countries’ efforts to become self-reliant. This support cuts…

  2. Please navigate to our new USAID OIG Hotline Portal. If you do not wish to access the Hotline Portal, please navigate to the USAID OIG Website Homepage.  

  3. Complaints not addressed through the OIG Hotline include:

    Allegations of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference (please contact your organization’s Equal Employment…

  4. OIG makes recommendations in our reports to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of agency programs and help agencies identify questioned costs and funds that could be put to better use. The aim is to spur our audited agencies to take…

  5. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) ("Recovery Act") allows the Department of State to transfer to the U.S. Agency for International Development up to $38 million for information technology security and…

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  7. The Office of Management provides our worldwide staff with advice, policy and guidance, and customer support through the following divisions:

    The Financial Resources Division plans, coordinates, evaluates, and advises…

  8. The Office of Investigations conducts worldwide investigations into allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative violations relating to the United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, United States…

  9. The Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations focuses on strengthening the ability of USAID, ADF, IAF, and MCC to manage and deliver foreign assistance by:

    Promoting effectiveness and efficiency of foreign…

  10. The Front Office serves the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, and other senior managers and staff on a wide variety of matters related to operations; legal authorities and requirements; and our relationships with agency…

  11. Implementers are required to immediately report Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) incidents, including allegations of the procurement of commercial sex acts to the Contracting Officer and OIG. Implementers must also institute employee codes…

  12. Complainants can reach the USAID OIG Hotline in a number of different methods to report fraud, waste and abuse including:

    By completing an online form on our website By mail: U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Inspector…
  13. Fraud is defined as the wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. Fraud includes false representation of fact, making false statements, or by concealment of information.

    Waste is…

  14. When submitting a complaint to the OIG, you do not have to identify yourself. All complaints submitted to the Hotline are treated with high sensitivity. When submitting a complaint to the OIG, you have the option to 1) remain anonymous…

  15. The USAID Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) mission is to protect the integrity of USAID programs and awards. Additionally, the Office of Inspector General provides independent oversight that promotes the efficiency, effectiveness, and…

  16. OIG’s Hotline provides a mechanism for any individual to confidentially report fraud, waste, and abuse related to programming or operations for which OIG provides oversight.

    Federal employees are required to disclose waste, fraud, abuse,…

  17. The OIG receives several different types of reports and complaints including disclosures from implementers, allegations from anonymous tipsters, confidential complaints, letters, allegations via mail or OIG submission form, allegations via phone…

  18. What to report:

    Complaints or information from an employee of USAID, MCC, USADF, or IAF concerning the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations or mismanagement,…

  19. To fulfill our mission to conduct independent and objective audits and investigations of the agencies we oversee and report our findings to those agencies, Congress, and the public, we assess and monitor foreign aid and development activities and…

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    Our Special Agents, be they Civil Service Criminal Investigators or Foreign Service Criminal Investigators, have full law enforcement officer authority and employ an array of investigative techniques including…

  24. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency is an independent entity established within the Executive Branch of the U.S. Federal Government to address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend individual…

  25. USAID OIG plays a key role in providing oversight of overseas contingency operations—multiagency operations in which the Department of Defense, Department of State, and USAID coordinate to provide services such as security, stabilization, and…

  26. The investigations process begins when OIG receives through its Hotline or other communication a complaint or allegation of fraud, waste, abuse, or other gross misconduct that affects the programs or operations of USAID, MCC, USADF, IAF, or DFC.…

  27. Our Office of Audit conducts audits and other engagements of programs and operations across the agencies we oversee in accordance with various statutory standards and authorities. Our products typically result in recommendations to improve the…

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    The U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General was established on December 16, 1980, by Public Law 96-533, an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. On December 29, 1981, the International…

  30. Office of Inspector General special agents support OIG’s mission by conducting worldwide investigations into allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative violations. Our special agents, whether Civil Service or Foreign Service Criminal…

  31. Office of Inspector General (OIG) Student Internship Program

    The OIG Student Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience, apply their educational knowledge to the real workforce, receive…

  32. Join the mission to safeguard humanitarian aid for vulnerable communities around the world.

    Join our team and help oversee billions of U.S. dollars in foreign assistance. Our audits, inspections, evaluations, and investigations of U.S. foreign…

  33. Thank you for contacting the USAID Office of Inspector General Hotline.  We take fraud, waste, and abuse matters very seriously. Complaints from you help us detect patterns of fraud, waste, and abuse. This email is to confirm that your…

  34. You may receive an automated response acknowledging receipt of your report.  OIG will review your report for relevance and completeness.  Not all reports submitted to OIG result in the initiation of an investigation.  If…

  35. When submitting an allegation to the Hotline, please be sure to include the following information:

    Please explain how your allegation relates to fraud, waste, or abuse in USAID, MCC, USADF, IAF, and DFC programs or…

  36. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) ("Recovery Act") allows the Department of State to transfer to the U.S. Agency for International Development up to $38 million for information technology security and…