DOE N 221.2, Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Functional areas: Information Technology
To notify all DOE employees of their duty to report allegations of fraud,
waste, and abuse, and to notify all DOE employees of the Inspector General’s responsibilities in this area. No cancellation.
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DISTRIBUTION: INITIATED BY:
All Departmental Elements Office of Inspector General
DOE N 221.2
05-29-97
Expires: 05-29-98
U.S. Department of Energy NOTICE
Washington, D.C.
SUBJECT: REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE
1. PURPOSE. To notify all DOE employees of their duty to report allegations of fraud,
waste, and abuse, and to notify all DOE employees of the Inspector General’s
responsibilities in this area.
2. REFERENCES. DOE 2030.4B, REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE TO
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, of 5-18-92, which establishes policies and
procedures for reporting fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption to the Department of Energy,
Office of Inspector General.
3. GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE
a. Any DOE employee who has information about alleged criminal violations relating
to Department of Energy programs, operations, or funds shall provide this
information to the Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.
Examples of such violations include, but are not limited to, false statements, false
claims, bribery, solicitation of bribes, kickbacks, fraud, theft, or conspiracy to
commit any of these acts.
b. The reporting requirement does not apply to information about espionage.
Information regarding espionage, including approaches made by representatives of
other governments for the commission of espionage or the collection of
information, should be reported through the Office of Nonproliferation and
National Security to the Office of Energy Intelligence.
c. Noncriminal violations normally should be reported through the supervisory chain.
Violations of the DOE Standards of Conduct may also be reported to the Ethics
Counselor in the Office of General Counsel. In addition, employees may report
noncriminal activity and violations of the Standards of Conduct directly to the
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.
d. Notwithstanding any other provision, DOE employees shall, when appropriate,
report any information concerning wrongdoing by Department employees directly
to the Office of Inspector General.
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e. Employees may use one of three Office of Inspector General Hotline numbers to
contact the office. These numbers are:
202-586-4073 (commercial)
1-800-541-1625 (toll free)
202-586-9936 (TDD)
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
ARCHER L. DURHAM
Assistant Secretary for
Human Resources and Administration
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