Information on the DOE Office of Inspector General

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Energy is responsible for detecting and preventing fraud, waste and/or abuse in DOE programs.   The OIG accomplishes this by conducting audits, inspections and criminal investigations of DOE and its contractors.   A wide variety of issues are investigated by the OIG, including management abuse, waste, grant fraud, contract fraud, false claims, false statements, defective pricing, defective parts, product substitution, bribery, solicitation of bribes, kickbacks, environmental violations, conflicts of interest, theft of government property, health and safety matters, and computer access or intrusion violations.  

If you suspect fraud, waste and/or abuse you can contact the OIG HOTLINE at 1 (800) 541-1625 or 1 (202) 586-4073. You are not required to identify yourself to hotline operators, and anonymous complaints are addressed just as vigorously as other complaints. If you contact the OIG and choose to provide your name, the OIG will protect your identity to the maximum extent possible by law.

OIG representatives can also be contacted in Albuquerque, New Mexico at (505) 845-4009; Las Vegas, Nevada at (702) 295-0877, Livermore, California at (925) 423-5060, and Denver, Colorado, at (720) 962-7551. For reporting computer crimes directly to the OIG Technology Crimes Section, call (925) 423-5060.