DOE N 221.7, Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Functional areas: Information Technology
To notify all Department of Energy (DOE) employees, including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees, of their duty to report allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse to the appropriate authorities, including the DOE Office of Inspector General (OIG).
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Distribution: Initiated By:
All Departmental Elements Office of Inspector General
U.S. Department of Energy NOTICE
Washington, D.C.
Approved: 7-12-01
Expires: 7-12-02
SUBJECT: REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE
1. PURPOSE. To notify all Department of Energy (DOE) employees, including National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees, of their duty to report allegations of
fraud, waste, and abuse to the appropriate authorities, including the DOE Office of
Inspector General (OIG).
2. REFERENCES. DOE O 221.1, REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE TO
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, dated 3-22-01, which establishes policies
and procedures for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse to the appropriate authorities,
including the DOE OIG.
3. GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.
a. Any employee who has information about alleged criminal violations relating to
DOE programs, operations, funds, contracts, grants, or information technology
systems shall provide this information to the OIG. Examples of such violations
include, but are not limited to: false statements; false claims; bribery; kickbacks;
fraud; DOE environmental safety and health violations; theft; computer crimes;
and conspiracy to commit any of these acts.
b. The above 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 Director of Counterintelligence for DOE or
NNSA, as appropriate.
c. Noncriminal violations normally should be reported through the supervisory
chain. Also, violations of the DOE Standards of Conduct may be reported to the
Ethics Counselor in DOE’s Office of the General Counsel. In addition,
employees may report noncriminal activity and violations of the Standards of
Conduct directly to the OIG.
d. Notwithstanding any other provision, employees should, when appropriate, report
any information concerning wrongdoing directly to the OIG.
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e. One avenue for reporting information to the OIG is via the OIG Hotline. The OIG
Hotline may be reached at:
1-800-541-1625 (toll free)
202-586-4073 (commercial)
202-586-4902 (fax)
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
FRANCIS S. BLAKE
Deputy Secretary
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