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Top Management and Performance Challenges

Read our annual report identifying the top management and performance challenges facing the Department of Justice.

Read the Challenges

Memo on Federal Prisons' Security Camera System

Read our Management Advisory Memorandum with a notification to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) of needed upgrades to the BOP's security camera system.

FBI's Execution of Woods Procedures for FISA Applications

Read our report evaluating the FBI's execution and compliance with its factual accuracy review procedures, called "Woods Procedures," for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications.

Interactive Dashboards

Visit our interactive dashboards displaying trends of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and testing in inmates and staff at Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities.

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COVID-19 Oversight

The OIG is assessing the DOJ’s readiness to respond to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. Read about our completed and ongoing work.

Our Mission

To promote integrity, efficiency, and accountability within the Department of Justice.

Careers at the OIG

Learn more about opportunities to work at the OIG as an Auditor, Data Analyst, Special Agent, Program Analyst, Investigative Counsel with work-life flexibilities and more.

Hotline

If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Department of Justice employee, program, contract, or grant you may report it to the OIG Hotline.

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WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

Learn about the rights and protections of whistleblowers.

TOP CHALLENGES

DOJ's top management and performance challenges.

Recent Reports

December 2, 2021

Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a then Senior Official with the Drug Enforcement Administration for Misuse of Official Position Related to Giving Preferential Treatment to a Pharmaceutical Company, and Related Misconduct

November 29, 2021

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General That Were Not Closed as of September 30, 2021

November 29, 2021

Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2021 –September 30, 2021

November 18, 2021

Audit of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program Grants Awarded to the Camden County Police Department, Camden, New Jersey

November 17, 2021

Audit of the Superfund Activities in the Environment and Natural Resources Division for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020

Recent Updates

Criminal or Civil Case

December 2, 2021

Former USMS Task Force Officer Indicted and Arrested for Murder

News

November 16, 2021

DOJ OIG Releases Management Advisory Memorandum on the Impact of the Failure to Conduct Formal Policy Negotiations on the BOP’s Implementation of the FIRST STEP Act and Closure of OIG Recommendations

News

November 16, 2021

DOJ OIG Releases 2021 Report on the Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Justice

Video

November 16, 2021

A Message from the Inspector General: Impact of the Failure to Conduct Formal Policy Negotiations on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Implementation of the FIRST STEP Act and Closure of Office of the Inspector General Recommendations

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