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IC IG Hotline
The official website for the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) Hotline provides a confidential means for Intelligence Community employees, detailees, contractors, and the public to report information concerning suspected fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement of programs and activities within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence.
What to report to the IC IG HotlineReport to the Hotline if your allegation potentially involves:
The IC IG Hotline Program also processes:
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What not to reportIf you have an emergency, call 911 directly
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Report suspected fraud, waste, and abuse or mismanagement of programs and activities within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence.
Fill out the Hotline Complaint, ICWPA Disclosure or ERP form, then email the completed form to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
IC employees and contractors may disclose matters of “urgent concern” to the congressional intelligence committees under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act (ICWPA)
50 U.S.C. § 3033(k)(5).
Fill out the Hotline Complaint, ICWPA Disclosure or ERP form, then email the completed form to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
After exhausting your agency’s or department's review process and receiving the final written decision on your reprisal allegations, request the IC IG review allegations of reprisal under PPD-19,
Protecting Whistleblowers with Access to Classified Information,
50 U.S.C. §§ 3234 and 3341(j).
Fill out the Hotline Complaint, ICWPA Disclosure or ERP form, then email the completed form to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone Open:
855-731-3260 |
Open: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Office of the IC IG
Reston 3
Washington, D.C. 20511
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Fax Open:
571-204-8088 |
Reprisal against an employee for making a complaint or disclosing information to the IC IG is prohibited. If you believe you have been subjected to reprisal due to a complaint or disclosure, contact the IC IG immediately. Protection from reprisal does not extend to an employee who makes a complaint or discloses information with knowledge that the complaint or information is false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
Matters for which regulations prescribe a different avenue for redress.
- If you are a current Office of the Director of National Intelligence employee, detailee, contractor or applicant, and wish to file a complaint related to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or retaliation, contact the Intelligence Community Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Office. Please contact the IC EEOC Hotline at (301) 243-0704
- If you are a current Office of the Director of National Intelligence employee, detailee or contractor, and need assistance to proactively resolve grievances and conflicts outside the formal grievance structure and without fear of reprisal, please contact the ODNI OMBUDSMAN at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- If you are a current Office of the Director of National Intelligence employee, detailee or contractor, and wish to report security and counterintelligence incidents and/or concerns to include potential insider threat issues, please call the ODNI Security and Counterintelligence and Insider Threat office directly at (571) 280-5400
- For possible violations of civil liberties, privacy, and transparency in the administration of ODNI programs and operations, please refer to www.dni.gov/clpt.
- For more Oversight information, visit the DNI Home page.
Semiannual Report
This Report summarizes the work of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The inspections, investigations, and other activities highlighted in these reports are guided by our commitment to promote accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness in the programs and operations of the ODNI and of the Intelligence Community as a whole.
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2021 - September 2021
- IC IG Semiannual Report October 2020 - March 2021
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2020 - September 2020
- IC IG Semiannual Report October 2019 - March 2020
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2019 - September 2019
- IC IG Semiannual Report October 2018 - March 2019
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2018 - September 2018
- IC IG Semiannual Report October 2017 - March 2018
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2017 - September 2017
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2015 - September 2015
- IC IG Semiannual Report October 2013 - March 2014
- IC IG Semiannual Report April 2013 - September 2013
- IC IG Semiannual Report July 2012 - March 2013
- IC IG Semiannual Report November 2011 - June 2012
- IG Semiannual Report January 2011 - June 2011
- IG Semiannual Report July 2010 - December 2010
- IG Semiannual Report January 2010 - June 2010
- IG Semiannual Report July 2009 - December 2009
- IG Semiannual Report January 2009 - June 2009
- IG Annual Report - 2008
- IG Annual Report - 2007
- IG Annual Report - 2006
- IG Annual Report - 2005 (July 5 - December 21)
2022
Unclassified Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
2021
Report on Intelligence Community Whistleblower Matters & Harmonization of Processes and Procedures
2020
ODNI's FY19 Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA)
A Federal agency cannot retaliate against an employee or applicant because that individual exercises his or her rights under any of the Federal antidiscrimination or whistleblower protection laws listed above. If you believe that you are the victim of retaliation for engaging in protected activity, you must follow, as appropriate, the procedures described in the Antidiscrimination Laws and Whistleblower Protection Laws sections or, if applicable, the administrative or negotiated grievance procedures in order to pursue any legal remedy.
The Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum's mission is to promote and further collaboration, cooperation and coordination among the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community of the United States. The forum is led by the IC IG and includes CIA, DHS, DIA, DoD, DOE, DOJ, State, Treasury, NGA, NRO, and NSA.
The IC IG forum members meet quarterly to discuss issues of common concern, and to plan how to address them collaboratively. The forum's objectives include:
- Supporting the IC IGs in the performance of audits, inspections, evaluations and investigations within their respective departments and agencies;
- Strengthening the collective role and effectiveness of IG's throughout the Intelligence Community and to enhance the value of IGs' activities in support of the National Intelligence Strategy; and
- Achieving optimal utilization of resources, to increase efficiency and to avoid duplication of effort among the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community.
IC IG Forum Calendar
2022
- Mar 1: IC IG Forum Quarterly Meeting
- Jun 7: IC IG Forum Quarterly Meeting
- Sep 13: IC IG Forum Quarterly Meeting
- Dec 6: IC IG Forum Quarterly Meeting
Additional Information
Hotline
Federal Government Employees have an affirmative legal obligation to disclose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption to appropriate authorities.
Executive Order 12731, § 101(k) (Oct. 17, 1990);
5 C.F.R. § 2635.101(b)(11), Basic Obligations of Public Service
Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC
"We are responsible stewards of the public trust; we use intelligence authorities and resources prudently, protect intelligence sources and methods diligently, report wrongdoing through appropriate channels; and remain accountable to ourselves, our oversight institutions, and through those institutions, ultimately to the American people."How to Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Phone: 1-855-731-3260
Fax: 1-571-204-8088
Mail: Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community,
Investigations Division, Reston 3, Washington, D.C. 20511
Email: Fill out the Hotline Intake Form, then email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To request an External Review Panel, fill out the ERP Form.
To report a matter of urgent concern, fill out the Urgent Concern Disclosure Form.
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The IC IG is authorized to investigate complaints or information concerning allegations of a violation of law, rule, regulation, waste, fraud, abuse of authority, or a substantial or specific danger to public health and safety in connection with ODNI and/or IC intelligence programs and activities.
Can I be punished for contacting the IC IG?
Reprisal against an employee for making a complaint or disclosing information to the IC IG is prohibited. Those who believe they have been subjected to reprisal due to a complaint or disclosure, should contact the IC IG immediately. Protection from reprisal does not extend to an employee who makes a complaint or discloses information with knowledge that the complaint or information is false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
Who will handle this allegation?
The IC IG reviews and assesses each allegation and determines if it should be handled by the IC IG or referred to another appropriate office for resolution.
Can I be anonymous?
Yes, you can report anonymously. However, it would help IC IG's review to have someone to contact for additional information. The IC IG will not disclose the identity of the complainant without their consent, unless the IC IG determines such disclosure is unavoidable in the course of carrying out its responsibilities to resolve the complaint. IC IG encourages you to identify yourself in your report to allow for follow up.
To report anonymously, you may call the IC IG at 855-731-3260 or submit a form online.
Looking for another IG's contact information, or not sure where to submit? Visit the Counsel of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's reporting tool and questionnaire.
Additional Information
- Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General
- Making Lawful Disclosures
- How to File a Whistleblower Complaint
- IC Inspectors General Forum