Lawyer for Inspector General Complaints, Investigations & Enforcement Actions

The Office of Inspector General investigates complaints such as:

• Prohibited Personnel Practices. This can include issues such as discriminating against other employees based on identifying factors, requesting favors based on political alignments, coercing individuals to take certain actions for or against other government employees, etc.
• Waste of funds. Intentionally misusing federal funds, whether for personal or agency use, could be investigated by the OIG.
• Fraud. Like theft, fraud is a prohibited action in the workplace.
• Abuse of authority. Supervisors or other agency leaders or managers who abuse their authority by requesting employees to take actions that violate personnel and workplace policies can be punished in various ways, including through OIG investigations.
• Mismanagement. Scrutiny over the security of federal workers and how they're managed has continued to mount in recent years. The OIG may punish actions such as acting against an employee's interests.
• Discrimination. As mentioned earlier, discriminating against federal employees based on identifying factors such as race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, and political affiliation is prohibited in federal workspaces.
• Theft. Stealing from most workplaces is strictly prohibited, and federal workplaces are no exception.
• False claims. False claims can have unique implications in the federal workplace, especially in events such as potential whistleblowing events. As such, making false claims - whether it's about other agency employees or certain operations - can be punished.
• Criminal claims. Taking any criminal actions while employed by the government - whether it be stealing from the workplace, fraud, or some other type of criminal activity entirely - can be penalized.
• Whistleblower retaliation claims. Sometimes, whistleblowers - who are typically afforded certain protections - claim to receive certain types of retaliation from individuals such as agency supervisors or powerful political figures they may have angered. Such retaliation can be investigated by the OIG if necessary.
• Conflicts of interest. Different conflicts of interest - such as intentionally accounting for another employee's political affiliation when choosing how to interact with them or making certain decisions based on personal relationship with other employees - can be punished by the OIG.

Our law firm has substantial experience and skill guiding clients through IG investigations and IG complaints. We are well-versed in the procedures, the rules, and the possible outcomes that federal employees can face. No matter what grade or what agency you belong to, we are ready to provide effective and caring representation.

The Office of Inspector General actually has a hotline that federal employees can use to submit complaints, including anonymous reports from federal employees about or against one another.

At the OIG's official site, you can select an option for the type of OIG complaint you'd like to file, and then follow through with filing the complaint.