Waste, Fraud, and Mismanagement
Office of Inspector General
All NIH and contractor employees are reminded that they have a responsibility
to assist in combating fraud, waste, and abuse in all NIH programs and are
encouraged to report such matters. Moreover, Departmental policy provides that
all employees have an affirmative responsibility to report any criminal offenses
immediately to the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) unless it is clear that the allegation is frivolous and has
no basis in fact. The mission of the OIG is to increase the economy and
efficiency of agency programs and decrease fraud, waste and
abuse.
Procedure for Reporting
To assist you, the OIG maintains a hotline that offers a confidential means
for reporting. You may contact the HHS OIG Hotline by phone on 1-800-HHS-TIPS
(1-800-447-8477), by e-mail at tips@os.dhhs.gov, or by mail at the
following address:
Office of Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
TIPS HOTLINE
P.O. Box 23489 Washington, D.C. 20026
Persons contacting the hotline should provide a brief summary of the
allegation and are encouraged to assist the OIG by providing information on how
they can be contacted for additional information; however, they may remain
anonymous.
Office of Management Assessment
You may also report allegations to the NIH Office of Management Assessment
(OMA) at the following address:
Director, Office of Management Assessment
National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 1B-05
31 Center Drive MSC 2075
Bethesda, MD 20892-2075
Phone: (301) 496-1873 or (301) 496-5586
The informal complaint period of 30 days can be extended up to 90
days, if you elect to use alternative dispute resolution
(ADR).
Contact Information
For more information contact the EEO office at your NIH Institute or the NIH
OEODM at (301) 496-6301. You may also go to the NIH OEODM website at http://www1.od.nih.gov/oeo/.
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