Office Of The Inspector General

The office of inspector general oig seeks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the department of commerce s programs and operations.

Office of the inspector general. Oig monitors and tracks the use of taxpayer dollars through audits inspections evaluations and investigations. The oig does not send unsolicited emails regarding mail delivery or asking individuals for personal or any financial information. Hhs oig is the largest inspector general s office in the federal government with more than 1 600 employees dedicated to government oversight combating fraud waste and abuse and to improving the efficiency of hhs programs.

Oig also endeavors to detect and deter waste fraud and abuse. Information and guidance about covid 19 is available at coronavirus gov. Contact the office of the inspector general using our social security fraud hotline at 1 800 269 0271.

A majority of the oig s resources goes toward the oversight of medicare and medicaid. Postal inspection service here. These are bogus spam emails and if you receive one claiming to be from our office the postal service or the postal inspection service please report it to the u s.

Whistleblowers perform an important service for the public and the government and the law protects them from retaliation when they report suspected wrongdoing. 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. We are determined to keep interruptions to our operations to a minimum and we appreciate your patience during this time.

Consistent with cdc guidance most office of inspector general employees are currently serving the american people remotely. The inspector general.