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                            WHAT IS WHISTLEBLOWING?
                            WHAT SHOULD I REPORT?
                            HOW DO I REPORT? 
                            WHAT ARE MY IC PROTECTIONS?


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WHAT SHOULD I REPORT?
                            Lawful whistleblowing is getting the ***right information*** to the ***right people***.  When you have a reasonable belief that wrongdoing is occurring, you have a duty to report it.  The following are examples of wrongdoing and the right information that needs to be reported.

                                Violations of Law, Rule, or Regulation
                                        Examples include:
                                                Allegations of criminal activity
                                                    Serious misconduct involving IC programs or activities
                                                    Contract or procurement fraud
                                                    Computer crimes
                                                    Bribery, kickbacks, or gratuities
                                                    False statements or false claims
                                                    Conflicts of interest or ethics violations
                                                    Travel fraud
                                                    Theft or abuse of government property
                                                    Whistleblower reprisal

                                    Abuse of Authority, Gross Mismanagement, and Gross Waste of Funds
                                        **Violations**, not disputes over policy, management, or direction.


                                    Substantial and Specific Danger to Public Health or Safety
                                        **Clear risks or dangers.**
                                    Urgent Concerns
                                        Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA) of 1998 provides a secure means for employees to report to Congress allegations regarding classified information.  The ICWPA is a statute that provides a process by which employees, or contractor employees, of IC elements can report matters of "urgent concern" to the intelligence committees of Congress.
                                                An "urgent concern" is defined as:
                                                A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinion concerning public policy matters.
                                                    A false statement to Congress, or a willful withholding from Congress, on an issue of material fact relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity.
                                                    An action constituting reprisal or threat of reprisal in response to an employee reporting an urgent concern.If you have information which meets any of the above three criteria, contact the IC IG or DoD IG regarding how to file an ICWPA disclosure. Providing classified or sensitive information to those without a security clearance and a need-to-know may constitute an unauthorized disclosure.  Unauthorized disclosures are illegal and can cause grave damage to National Security. The following are authorized recipients of Protected Disclosures.Government Manager
                                        Immediate government supervisor, anyone in the employee's government Chain of Command, Head of Agency, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), or Designees of those officials.

                                    IC Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
                                        Your agency or department IG or the IC IG may receive information about wrongdoing within the IC.


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