{"id":2098,"date":"2018-09-07T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=2098"},"modified":"2021-04-05T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T14:26:44","slug":"oig-investigations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/about-the-fmc\/bureaus-offices\/office-of-inspector-general\/oig-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"OIG Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>OIG Investigations<\/h1>\n<p>OIG investigations identify and develop facts related to allegations of wrongdoing on the part of FMC employees and individuals or entities having contracts with the agency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact the OIG:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hotline: 202-523-5865<\/p>\n<p>Online at:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fmc.gov\/oigcomplaints\/\">https:\/\/www2.fmc.gov\/oigcomplaints\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigations of wrongdoing address violations of laws and regulations at any of these levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>administrative<\/li>\n<li>civil<\/li>\n<li>criminal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The subject of an OIG investigation can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FMC employee<\/li>\n<li>FMC contractor<\/li>\n<li>a consultant<\/li>\n<li>a person or entity involved in alleged wrongdoing affecting FMC programs and operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Employee<strong> Rights<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0<strong>Protection from Reprisal or Retaliation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An FMC employee who is the subject of an OIG investigation has rights regarding representation and self incrimination. Per the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ignet.gov\/content\/inspector-general-act-1978\">Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Whistleblower2012.pdf\">whistleblower protections<\/a>\u00a0no one may retaliate, or seek revenge against an employee or engage in any act of reprisal based upon the employee complaining to or cooperating with the OIG. In addition, all OIG investigations are conducted in accordance with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignet.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/invprg1211appi.pdf\">Quality Standards for Investigations<\/a>, published by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignet.gov\/\">Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Duty<\/strong> to Cooperate<strong> with the OIG Investigator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>FMC employees have a duty to cooperate with the OIG and must respond to questions posed by an OIG investigator unless they have been advised that they are the subject of a criminal investigation. Intentional deception or concealment of a material fact in connection with an OIG investigation could be a violation of law and result in disciplinary action or criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>OIG<\/strong> Investigation<strong> Report<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the end of an OIG investigation, the OIG investigator prepares a report that sets forth the allegations and an unbiased description of the facts developed during the investigation. The investigative report does not include recommendations. OIG investigative reports are not public documents and are not available on the OIG\u2019s webpage.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Criminal<\/strong><strong> Activity or Fraud \u2013 Department of Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The OIG refers investigative reports that identify criminal activity or fraud to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/actioncenter\/crime.html\">Department of Justice<\/a>\u00a0for possible prosecution or recovery of monetary damages and penalties.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Administrative Misconduct<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If administrative misconduct is found, the OIG forwards the report to the appropriate FMC management official for consideration of disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<h2>Prohibited<strong> Personnel Practices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has the authority to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute claims of prohibited personnel practices. There are fourteen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/Services\/Pages\/PPP.aspx\">prohibited personnel practices<\/a>, including reprisal for whistleblowing and personnel actions involving appointments, promotions, reassignments, disciplinary actions, and other personnel matters of a similar nature.<\/p>\n<p>Federal employees, former federal employees, and applicants for federal employment can file a claim of a prohibited personnel practice with OSC <a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/Pages\/File-Complaint.aspx\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OIG Investigations OIG investigations identify and develop facts related to allegations of wrongdoing on the part of FMC employees and individuals or entities having contracts with the agency. Contact the OIG: Hotline: 202-523-5865 Online at:\u00a0 https:\/\/www2.fmc.gov\/oigcomplaints\/ Investigations of wrongdoing address violations of laws and regulations at any of these levels:... <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"\/about-the-fmc\/bureaus-offices\/office-of-inspector-general\/oig-investigations\/\">Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2097,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2098"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5530,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2098\/revisions\/5530"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}