OIG-Office of Inspector General

OIG Hotline: Fraud Prevention

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline is available for anyone suspecting fraud, waste, or abuse involving U.S. Department of Education funds or programs to provide their concern to the OIG. Complaints or concerns received through the Hotline are evaluated, consistent with established agency performance measures published in the OIG Annual Plan, and may be referred for OIG investigation, audit, inspection or other review.

Not all complaints filed with the OIG will generate an investigation, audit or inspection by the OIG. Matters may be referred to another office within the U.S. Department of Education or to an external entity as appropriate.

The OIG Hotline does not provide updates for information regarding the status of complaints. for more information concerning OIG activities, please see the OIG's Semi-Annual report to Congress.