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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.

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Inspection of Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee

Our inspection of Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee identified several serious operational issues, including alarming conditions of its food service and storage.

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FBI's Planning for a Future Headquarters Facility

Read our report reviewing the Department of Justice and the FBI's planning for a future FBI Headquarters facility.

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Our Mission

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

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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.

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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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COVID-19 Oversight

Read the OIG's completed and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic-related work.

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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

November 30, 2023

Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to the City of Richmond Victim Witness Services Program, Richmond, Virginia

November 30, 2023

Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2023-September 30, 2023

November 21, 2023

Review of an Office of Justice Programs Grant Awarded to the United States Institute Against Human Trafficking, Tampa, Florida

November 21, 2023

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General that were Not Closed as of September 30, 2023

November 16, 2023

Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Contract Awarded to the American Correctional Association

Recent Updates

Criminal or Civil Case

November 28, 2023

Former Federal Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation Following Failure to Address Medical Needs of Deceased Inmate

Testimony

November 14, 2023

Statement of Michael E. Horowitz Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee concerning “Examining Federal COVID-era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud”

Criminal or Civil Case

November 9, 2023

Former High-Ranking DEA Special Agent And Current DEA Agent Convicted For Bribery Scheme

Criminal or Civil Case

November 8, 2023

Two Former Federal Correctional Officers in Kentucky Sentenced for Assaulting Federal Inmates and Conspiring with a Supervisor to Cover It Up

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