DOE N 221.5, 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. Does not cancel other directives.
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Distribution: Initiated By:
All Departmental Elements Office of Inspector General
U.S. Department of Energy NOTICE
Washington, D.C.
Approved: 7-7-99
Expires: 7-7-00
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, dated 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 Inspector General, Office of Investigations. Examples of such violations
include, but are not limited to, false statements, false claims, bribery, kickbacks, fraud,
theft, computer crimes, and 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 to the Office of Counterintelligence.
c. Noncriminal violations normally should be reported through the supervisory chain.
Violations of the DOE Standards of Conduct also may 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 Office of
Inspector General, Office of Investigations.
d. Notwithstanding any other provision, DOE employees should, 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:
THOMAS T. TAMURA
Acting Director of
Management and Administration
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