1 00:00:01,640 --> 00:00:02,640 mm hmm , 2 00:00:07,540 --> 00:00:08,540 mm hmm . 3 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,220 A . 4 00:00:27,340 --> 00:00:27,790 No . 5 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,040 The D . O . D . Office of Inspector 6 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,340 General or D . O . D . O . I . G . Is 7 00:00:38,340 --> 00:00:40,600 an independent and objective office 8 00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:42,777 that provides oversight of the D . O . 9 00:00:42,777 --> 00:00:46,200 D . Our mission is to detect and deter 10 00:00:46,210 --> 00:00:49,240 fraud , waste and abuse in D . O . D . 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,910 Programs and operations promote the 12 00:00:51,910 --> 00:00:54,670 economy , efficiency and effectiveness 13 00:00:54,670 --> 00:00:57,080 of the D . O . D . And help ensure 14 00:00:57,090 --> 00:00:58,812 ethical conduct throughout the 15 00:00:58,812 --> 00:01:00,840 department . These are challenging 16 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,050 responsibilities given the size and 17 00:01:03,050 --> 00:01:06,610 scope of the D . O . D . All of us play 18 00:01:06,610 --> 00:01:08,930 a crucial role in exposing violations 19 00:01:08,930 --> 00:01:11,090 of law . Wasteful spending , 20 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:13,730 mismanagement or other criminal or 21 00:01:13,730 --> 00:01:16,140 administrative misconduct within the D . 22 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:18,990 O . D . The value of information that 23 00:01:18,990 --> 00:01:21,440 assists the D . O . D . O . I . G . In 24 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,760 eliminating fraud , waste or abuse 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,120 cannot be overstated . Which is why 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,898 whistleblowers continue to make 27 00:01:28,898 --> 00:01:31,490 significant contributions to D . O . D . 28 00:01:31,490 --> 00:01:33,360 O . I . G . Investigations and 29 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,080 convictions involving procurement and 30 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,910 healthcare fraud , cybercrimes , 31 00:01:38,930 --> 00:01:41,380 computer network intrusions and other 32 00:01:41,380 --> 00:01:43,380 elements of wrongdoing that have an 33 00:01:43,380 --> 00:01:46,440 adverse impact on the D . O . D . The D . 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,740 O . D . O . I . G . Is responsible for 35 00:01:48,740 --> 00:01:50,629 ensuring that covered D . O . D . 36 00:01:50,629 --> 00:01:52,420 Personnel . No the rights and 37 00:01:52,420 --> 00:01:54,640 protections from Reprisal for making 38 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,980 lawful protected disclosures and that 39 00:01:56,980 --> 00:01:59,820 credible allegations are evaluated and 40 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:00,750 investigated . 41 00:02:04,940 --> 00:02:07,460 So what is a whistleblower ? 42 00:02:08,340 --> 00:02:10,590 Generally a whistleblower is someone 43 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:13,350 who makes a lawful good faith report of 44 00:02:13,350 --> 00:02:15,960 wrongdoing to an authorized recipient . 45 00:02:16,940 --> 00:02:19,240 All reports must be lawful , which 46 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,620 means a person making a report may not 47 00:02:21,630 --> 00:02:24,370 disclose classified , sensitive or 48 00:02:24,370 --> 00:02:27,040 controlled unclassified information to 49 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,460 someone not authorized to receive it 50 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:33,060 disclosures of wrongdoing can include 51 00:02:33,540 --> 00:02:36,760 violations of law rule or regulation , 52 00:02:36,770 --> 00:02:40,330 fraud , waste and abuse mismanagement , 53 00:02:40,340 --> 00:02:43,180 serious security incidents or other 54 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:45,560 criminal or administrative misconduct . 55 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,970 Authorized recipients may include an 56 00:02:49,970 --> 00:02:52,030 inspector general , a member of 57 00:02:52,030 --> 00:02:54,420 Congress , a supervisor in an 58 00:02:54,420 --> 00:02:57,270 employee's direct chain of command , a 59 00:02:57,270 --> 00:03:00,310 court or grand jury , a court martial 60 00:03:00,310 --> 00:03:02,780 proceeding , the Office of Special 61 00:03:02,780 --> 00:03:06,130 counsel and any person or organization 62 00:03:06,140 --> 00:03:08,810 designated by law to receive such 63 00:03:08,810 --> 00:03:11,730 communications . An important role 64 00:03:11,730 --> 00:03:14,110 within whistleblower protections is the 65 00:03:14,110 --> 00:03:16,770 D . O . D . O . I . G . Whistleblower 66 00:03:16,770 --> 00:03:19,830 protection coordinator or W . P . C . 67 00:03:20,570 --> 00:03:23,000 W . P . C . Is responsible for 68 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,200 educating D . O . D . Members on 69 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,370 statutes related to whistleblower 70 00:03:27,370 --> 00:03:30,010 rights and protections , prohibitions 71 00:03:30,020 --> 00:03:32,070 against Reprisal for disclosing 72 00:03:32,070 --> 00:03:34,950 wrongdoing , how to report allegations 73 00:03:34,950 --> 00:03:37,290 of wrongdoing within the D . O . D . 74 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:40,810 How to report allegations of Reprisal 75 00:03:40,860 --> 00:03:43,240 and the general timelines for Reprisal 76 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,560 cases and the availability of 77 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,180 alternative resolution mechanisms . As 78 00:03:49,180 --> 00:03:51,670 an executive branch employee , you have 79 00:03:51,670 --> 00:03:54,260 an obligation to report wrongdoing and 80 00:03:54,260 --> 00:03:56,580 a right to be protected from Reprisal 81 00:03:56,590 --> 00:03:58,790 when making lawful disclosures to 82 00:03:58,790 --> 00:04:01,940 authorized recipients . Executive Order 83 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:05,480 12674 provides the basic 84 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,800 obligations of public service and 85 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,350 principles of ethical conduct . It's 86 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:12,530 the blueprint of what's expected of 87 00:04:12,530 --> 00:04:14,820 federal employees and includes a 88 00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:17,940 mandate to disclose fraud waste , abuse 89 00:04:17,950 --> 00:04:20,050 and corruption to the appropriate 90 00:04:20,050 --> 00:04:23,080 authorities . For example , if you are 91 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,220 a military service member and you 92 00:04:25,220 --> 00:04:28,160 allege gender discrimination and toxic 93 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,750 leadership against your commander to 94 00:04:30,750 --> 00:04:33,270 the equal opportunity office , you may 95 00:04:33,270 --> 00:04:35,730 be afforded whistleblower protections 96 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,450 In 1989 , Congress passed the 97 00:04:40,450 --> 00:04:42,510 Whistleblower Protection Act , which 98 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:44,970 gives federal employees specific rights 99 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:47,510 and protections if they blow the 100 00:04:47,510 --> 00:04:49,830 whistle on wrongdoing in the federal 101 00:04:49,830 --> 00:04:52,380 government . The Act guards against 102 00:04:52,390 --> 00:04:54,490 agency authorities taking or 103 00:04:54,490 --> 00:04:56,700 threatening to take retaliatory 104 00:04:56,700 --> 00:04:58,890 personnel actions against either an 105 00:04:58,900 --> 00:05:01,850 employee or applicant because a lawful 106 00:05:01,850 --> 00:05:04,330 disclosure of allegations of wrongdoing 107 00:05:04,340 --> 00:05:06,650 was made to unauthorized recipient . 108 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,496 The whistleblower enhancement act of 109 00:05:10,496 --> 00:05:13,370 2012 strengthens these protections by 110 00:05:13,370 --> 00:05:15,420 adding numerous provisions . For 111 00:05:15,420 --> 00:05:18,120 example , it requires federal agency 112 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,570 heads to advise employees on how to 113 00:05:20,570 --> 00:05:23,130 make a lawful disclosure of classified 114 00:05:23,130 --> 00:05:25,290 information pertaining to national 115 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:27,590 defense or foreign affairs . And it 116 00:05:27,590 --> 00:05:30,320 makes clear that agency nondisclosure 117 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,520 policies , forms or agreements cannot 118 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,131 waive an employee's right to 119 00:05:35,131 --> 00:05:37,242 communicate disclosures of wrongdoing 120 00:05:37,242 --> 00:05:39,650 to Congress or an inspector general . 121 00:05:42,140 --> 00:05:43,640 The Intelligence Community 122 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,670 Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 123 00:05:46,690 --> 00:05:49,190 provides a process for intelligence 124 00:05:49,190 --> 00:05:51,580 community employees , including 125 00:05:51,580 --> 00:05:54,170 contractor employees , to report 126 00:05:54,170 --> 00:05:56,003 matters of urgent concern to the 127 00:05:56,003 --> 00:05:58,114 Intelligence committees of Congress , 128 00:05:59,740 --> 00:06:02,000 understanding there's no one size fits 129 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,167 all solution . There are whistleblower 130 00:06:04,167 --> 00:06:06,330 protections and a presidential policy 131 00:06:06,330 --> 00:06:08,900 directive addressing specific sectors 132 00:06:08,900 --> 00:06:10,956 of the Department of Defense . These 133 00:06:10,956 --> 00:06:13,560 include protections for military 134 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,540 service . Members under Title 10 United 135 00:06:16,540 --> 00:06:20,150 States Code Section 10 34 prohibits 136 00:06:20,150 --> 00:06:22,039 restricting a member of the Armed 137 00:06:22,039 --> 00:06:23,560 forces from making lawful 138 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,150 communications to a member of Congress 139 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,780 or an inspector general . It also 140 00:06:28,780 --> 00:06:31,050 prohibits Reprisal against a member of 141 00:06:31,050 --> 00:06:33,560 the Armed forces for making or 142 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,510 preparing to make a protected 143 00:06:35,510 --> 00:06:38,280 communication or even being perceived 144 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:41,760 of doing so under Title 145 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,160 five . Section 23 02 protections are 146 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,327 afforded to members of the competitive 147 00:06:47,327 --> 00:06:49,549 service career appointees in the senior 148 00:06:49,549 --> 00:06:52,290 executive service in certain positions 149 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:55,010 in the accepted service . It prohibits 150 00:06:55,010 --> 00:06:57,390 taking or threatening to take a 151 00:06:57,390 --> 00:06:59,420 personnel action against these 152 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:01,780 employees for disclosing information 153 00:07:01,790 --> 00:07:04,550 that evidence is wrongdoing or for 154 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:06,950 participating in a protected activity 155 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,360 such as an appeal or grievance . Mm hmm . 156 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,896 Protections are also afforded to non 157 00:07:12,896 --> 00:07:15,360 appropriated fund instrumentalities , 158 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,140 employees or Nafie Under Title 10 . 159 00:07:19,180 --> 00:07:22,720 Section 1587 . This prohibits taking 160 00:07:22,730 --> 00:07:25,060 threatening to take or approving a 161 00:07:25,060 --> 00:07:27,480 personnel action against a Nafie 162 00:07:27,490 --> 00:07:29,900 employee who lawfully discloses 163 00:07:29,900 --> 00:07:33,490 violations of law , rule or regulation 164 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:35,770 or other wrongdoing to unauthorized 165 00:07:35,770 --> 00:07:39,100 recipient under Title 166 00:07:39,100 --> 00:07:42,510 10 . Section 24 09 . Protections are 167 00:07:42,510 --> 00:07:45,220 afforded to employees of a contractor , 168 00:07:45,230 --> 00:07:48,630 subcontractor , grantee or sub grantee 169 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,560 or personal services , contractor or an 170 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,610 employee may not be discharged , 171 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:56,020 demoted or otherwise discriminated 172 00:07:56,020 --> 00:07:58,580 against as a Reprisal for disclosing 173 00:07:58,580 --> 00:08:00,930 information . The employee reasonably 174 00:08:00,930 --> 00:08:04,150 believes evidence is a violation of law , 175 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,800 rule or regulation related to 176 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,130 department contract , including the 177 00:08:09,130 --> 00:08:11,560 competition for or negotiation of a 178 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,260 contract or grant , gross mismanagement 179 00:08:15,270 --> 00:08:17,492 abuses of authority relating to a . D . 180 00:08:17,492 --> 00:08:20,190 O . D . Contract or grant or a gross 181 00:08:20,190 --> 00:08:22,150 waste of department funds to 182 00:08:22,150 --> 00:08:23,660 unauthorized recipient . 183 00:08:25,540 --> 00:08:28,170 Presidential policy directive 19 184 00:08:28,180 --> 00:08:30,291 protecting whistleblowers with access 185 00:08:30,291 --> 00:08:32,610 to classified information prohibits 186 00:08:32,610 --> 00:08:35,370 Reprisal against employees serving in 187 00:08:35,370 --> 00:08:37,530 the intelligence community and those 188 00:08:37,530 --> 00:08:39,740 employees eligible for access to 189 00:08:39,740 --> 00:08:42,150 classified information when lawfully 190 00:08:42,150 --> 00:08:45,700 reporting fraud waste and abuse and 191 00:08:45,700 --> 00:08:47,422 other wrongdoing to authorized 192 00:08:47,422 --> 00:08:50,500 recipients . It also provides employees 193 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:52,950 the right to request an external review 194 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,370 of intelligence agency I . G . Or D . O . 195 00:08:56,370 --> 00:08:59,060 D . O . I . G . Determinations on their 196 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:01,170 whistleblower Reprisal allegations 197 00:09:01,180 --> 00:09:04,600 reviewed or investigated under PPD 198 00:09:04,610 --> 00:09:07,590 19 . The decision to grant the external 199 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:10,350 review is at the sole discretion of the 200 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:12,650 intelligence community I . G . And is 201 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:15,670 based on facts and circumstances of the 202 00:09:15,670 --> 00:09:16,360 case . 203 00:09:19,710 --> 00:09:22,200 The responsibility of enforcing these 204 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,250 laws in the presidential policy 205 00:09:24,250 --> 00:09:27,260 directive is the job of A D . O . D . O . 206 00:09:27,260 --> 00:09:29,630 I . G . Component and two federal 207 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,860 agencies who investigate both the 208 00:09:31,860 --> 00:09:33,582 substance of the whistleblower 209 00:09:33,582 --> 00:09:35,680 complaint and allegations of 210 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:37,260 whistleblower Reprisal . 211 00:09:40,340 --> 00:09:42,390 The D . O . D . O . I . G . 212 00:09:42,430 --> 00:09:45,980 Administrative investigations or AI 213 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:49,120 helps ensure ethical conduct throughout 214 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,040 the D . O . D . By conducting 215 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,370 investigations and overseeing D . O . D . 216 00:09:54,370 --> 00:09:57,300 Component investigations of allegations 217 00:09:57,300 --> 00:09:59,830 of misconduct by senior D . O . D . 218 00:09:59,830 --> 00:10:03,160 Officials , whistleblower reprisals and 219 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,060 service member restriction from 220 00:10:05,060 --> 00:10:07,860 communication with an I . G . Or member 221 00:10:07,860 --> 00:10:11,770 of Congress . AI also manages the D . O . 222 00:10:11,770 --> 00:10:13,920 D . Hotline and the contractor 223 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,960 disclosure program provides education 224 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,627 and training on whistleblower 225 00:10:18,627 --> 00:10:20,820 protections through its whistleblower 226 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:23,920 protection coordinator and facilitates 227 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,430 voluntary resolution of whistleblower 228 00:10:26,430 --> 00:10:28,680 Reprisal allegations through its 229 00:10:28,690 --> 00:10:31,350 alternative dispute resolution program . 230 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:35,610 As noted , the D . O . D . Hotline 231 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:38,420 provides a confidential , reliable way 232 00:10:38,430 --> 00:10:41,490 for anyone to report violations of law 233 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:44,260 rule or regulation fraud , waste and 234 00:10:44,260 --> 00:10:47,220 abuse mismanagement trafficking in 235 00:10:47,220 --> 00:10:50,770 persons , serious security incidents or 236 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:52,700 other criminal or administrative 237 00:10:52,700 --> 00:10:55,000 misconduct that involves D . O . D . 238 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,950 Members and operations . A 239 00:10:58,950 --> 00:11:00,750 eyes whistleblower Reprisal 240 00:11:00,750 --> 00:11:04,450 investigations directorate or W . R . I 241 00:11:04,460 --> 00:11:06,550 investigates allegations of 242 00:11:06,550 --> 00:11:09,310 whistleblower Reprisal and restriction 243 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,110 made by military service members and 244 00:11:12,110 --> 00:11:14,820 allegations of reprisals made by D . O . 245 00:11:14,820 --> 00:11:17,700 D . Civilians and employees of D . O . 246 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:20,550 D . Contractors , subcontractors , 247 00:11:20,560 --> 00:11:24,230 grantees , sub grantees and personal 248 00:11:24,230 --> 00:11:27,930 services contractors . Wr I 249 00:11:27,940 --> 00:11:30,550 also conducts the oversight reviews of 250 00:11:30,550 --> 00:11:32,990 whistleblower military Reprisal and 251 00:11:32,990 --> 00:11:35,990 restriction investigations performed by 252 00:11:35,990 --> 00:11:38,820 military service and defense Agency 253 00:11:38,820 --> 00:11:42,010 inspectors general . Apart from its 254 00:11:42,010 --> 00:11:44,880 standard investigative processes , W . 255 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,750 R . I . Offers alternative dispute 256 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,170 resolution or A D . R . This is an 257 00:11:51,170 --> 00:11:54,010 informal voluntary process in which 258 00:11:54,010 --> 00:11:56,600 parties may reach a resolution by using 259 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,080 mediation or facilitated settlement 260 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,370 negotiations prior to or during what 261 00:12:02,370 --> 00:12:04,220 may otherwise be a lengthy 262 00:12:04,220 --> 00:12:07,530 investigative process . A . D . R . Is 263 00:12:07,530 --> 00:12:09,800 generally quicker than an investigation 264 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,920 or lawsuit parties control and 265 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:14,698 customize the resolution of the 266 00:12:14,698 --> 00:12:16,810 complaint . Instead of relying on a 267 00:12:16,810 --> 00:12:18,480 third party decision maker , 268 00:12:18,490 --> 00:12:20,880 potentially leading to improved working 269 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:21,930 relationships . 270 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,460 The U . S . Office of Special Counsel 271 00:12:27,470 --> 00:12:31,000 or OsC is an independent federal 272 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,860 investigative and prosecutorial agency . 273 00:12:33,930 --> 00:12:36,700 Its safeguards the hiring and promoting 274 00:12:36,700 --> 00:12:38,870 of federal employees based on their 275 00:12:38,870 --> 00:12:42,260 ability to perform a job . This is done 276 00:12:42,260 --> 00:12:44,310 by protecting federal employees and 277 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,660 applicants from prohibited personnel 278 00:12:46,660 --> 00:12:49,180 practices especially Reprisal for 279 00:12:49,180 --> 00:12:52,590 whistleblowing similar to the A . D . R . 280 00:12:52,590 --> 00:12:56,010 Program within W . R . I . O . S . C . 281 00:12:56,020 --> 00:12:58,460 Offers their own voluntary alternative 282 00:12:58,460 --> 00:13:01,330 dispute resolution process to avoid 283 00:13:01,330 --> 00:13:03,120 lengthy investigations when 284 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,300 circumstances allow for inquiries about 285 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:09,400 filing a complaint with osc visit them 286 00:13:09,410 --> 00:13:11,360 at Osc dot gov . 287 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,830 Finally the Merit systems Protection 288 00:13:15,830 --> 00:13:19,540 board . Or mspb is an independent 289 00:13:19,550 --> 00:13:22,040 agency in the executive branch with the 290 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:23,820 mission to protect principles 291 00:13:23,820 --> 00:13:26,200 established to promote an effective 292 00:13:26,210 --> 00:13:29,230 federal civil workforce . The board is 293 00:13:29,230 --> 00:13:31,500 empowered to hear and decide on 294 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:33,970 employee appeals for corrective or 295 00:13:33,970 --> 00:13:36,230 disciplinary action . When a federal 296 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,060 agency allegedly committed a prohibited 297 00:13:39,060 --> 00:13:42,670 personnel practice , you can submit 298 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:45,160 complaints of wrongdoing to include 299 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,980 Reprisal complaints through your local 300 00:13:47,990 --> 00:13:50,790 or service . I . G . If you believe you 301 00:13:50,790 --> 00:13:52,910 have information regarding potential 302 00:13:52,910 --> 00:13:55,560 wrongdoing or Reprisal complaint 303 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,800 notifying your local or command level 304 00:13:58,810 --> 00:14:02,270 inspector general or I . G . Office 1st 305 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,640 may result in the quickest resolution 306 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,020 to file your complaint locally , 307 00:14:07,030 --> 00:14:09,400 contact the I . G . Office at your 308 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,230 location or your command level I . G . 309 00:14:12,230 --> 00:14:15,320 Office . You can also submit your 310 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,640 complaint directly to the D . O . D . 311 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,280 Hotline , especially if you don't know 312 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,502 the best place to file your complaint . 313 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,062 The D . O . D . Hotline will route your 314 00:14:25,062 --> 00:14:27,340 complaint to the appropriate recipient . 315 00:14:27,340 --> 00:14:31,060 When you file complaints for a 316 00:14:31,060 --> 00:14:33,360 complete list of materials needed to 317 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,850 file a whistleblower Reprisal complaint 318 00:14:35,860 --> 00:14:38,240 or any other information on Reprisal 319 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,130 statutes , please visit D . O . D . I G 320 00:14:42,140 --> 00:14:46,120 dot mil or contact the W P C . At W 321 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,750 P C . At D O . D I G dot mil . 322 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:52,480 After filing your complaint through the 323 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,850 D . O . D . Hotline , you will receive 324 00:14:54,850 --> 00:14:57,520 an automated response indicating it was 325 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,530 successfully submitted . An 326 00:14:59,530 --> 00:15:01,480 investigator will evaluate your 327 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,650 complaint and determine if the matter 328 00:15:03,650 --> 00:15:07,630 warrants further inquiry . As a 329 00:15:07,630 --> 00:15:10,260 reminder . No one is guaranteed an 330 00:15:10,260 --> 00:15:12,470 inquiry and there are certain matters 331 00:15:12,470 --> 00:15:14,990 that do not fall under D . O . D . O . 332 00:15:14,990 --> 00:15:18,430 I . G purview . Generally the D . O . D . 333 00:15:18,430 --> 00:15:21,360 O . I . G . Does not conduct an inquiry 334 00:15:21,370 --> 00:15:23,810 if you have not used the prescribed 335 00:15:23,810 --> 00:15:26,650 processes for military and civilian 336 00:15:26,650 --> 00:15:29,580 employees such as boards for correction 337 00:15:29,580 --> 00:15:32,580 of military records or another inquiry 338 00:15:32,580 --> 00:15:34,636 is being conducted into the matter . 339 00:15:35,540 --> 00:15:38,520 Certain complaints involving classified 340 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,270 information that is confidential secret 341 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,210 and top secret and matters of urgent 342 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:49,030 concern require extra care . There are 343 00:15:49,030 --> 00:15:51,140 procedures for transmitting and 344 00:15:51,140 --> 00:15:53,590 transporting classified information 345 00:15:53,740 --> 00:15:56,150 that minimize the risk of compromise 346 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,216 while permitting the use of the most 347 00:15:58,216 --> 00:16:01,640 viable and cost effective methods . For 348 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,180 example , when submitting a complaint 349 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:06,650 containing secret information to the D . 350 00:16:06,650 --> 00:16:09,130 O . D . Hotline , use the secure 351 00:16:09,140 --> 00:16:11,740 internet protocol router network or 352 00:16:11,740 --> 00:16:14,790 sipper net . The Super Net is a system 353 00:16:14,790 --> 00:16:17,170 of interconnected computer networks 354 00:16:17,210 --> 00:16:19,970 used by the D . O . D . To transmit 355 00:16:19,970 --> 00:16:22,910 classified information . You can also 356 00:16:22,910 --> 00:16:25,490 mail classified information to the D . 357 00:16:25,490 --> 00:16:28,240 O . D . Hotline at the secret level and 358 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,830 below . Following the procedures in the 359 00:16:30,830 --> 00:16:32,360 D . O . D . Manual 360 00:16:32,370 --> 00:16:35,920 5200.1 volume 361 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,950 three D . O . D . Information Security 362 00:16:38,950 --> 00:16:41,760 Program Protection of classified 363 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,260 information . For more specific 364 00:16:45,260 --> 00:16:47,570 instructions , contact the D . O . D . 365 00:16:47,570 --> 00:16:50,200 Hotline at 1 804 366 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,930 249098 . Or visit 367 00:16:53,940 --> 00:16:56,610 D . O . D . I . G dot mil . 368 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:00,818 Now let's turn our focus to the 369 00:17:00,818 --> 00:17:02,873 intelligence community whistleblower 370 00:17:02,873 --> 00:17:05,040 Protection Act which provides a secure 371 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,110 way to report to Congress certain 372 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:09,060 allegations involving classified 373 00:17:09,060 --> 00:17:11,920 information . Any employee or 374 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,190 contractor assigned to the Defense 375 00:17:14,190 --> 00:17:16,350 Intelligence Agency , the National 376 00:17:16,350 --> 00:17:18,900 Geospatial Intelligence agency , the 377 00:17:18,900 --> 00:17:21,540 National Reconnaissance Office or the 378 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:24,350 National Security Agency . Or employees 379 00:17:24,350 --> 00:17:26,017 assigned to an element of the 380 00:17:26,017 --> 00:17:28,060 intelligence community can report a 381 00:17:28,060 --> 00:17:30,550 matter of urgent concern to the D . O . 382 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:33,800 D . Inspector general or to the offices 383 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,240 of Inspectors General of D . I . A N . 384 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:41,090 G . A . N . R . O N . S . A . 385 00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:43,960 Or the intelligence community I . G . 386 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,280 For more information on specific 387 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,600 procedures and who can file a complaint 388 00:17:48,610 --> 00:17:51,370 under the I . C . W . P . A . Contact 389 00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:53,220 the D . O . D . Hotline or the 390 00:17:53,220 --> 00:17:55,276 whistleblower Protection coordinator 391 00:17:56,340 --> 00:17:59,190 whistleblowers regularly exposed fraud , 392 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,100 waste abuse and misconduct and the D . 393 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,711 O . D . O . I . G . Seeks to 394 00:18:04,711 --> 00:18:06,790 investigate their allegations fully 395 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,950 fairly and efficiently . There are many 396 00:18:09,950 --> 00:18:12,060 examples of whistleblowers exposing 397 00:18:12,060 --> 00:18:14,960 misconduct , saving taxpayer money and 398 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,670 improving the efficiency and 399 00:18:16,670 --> 00:18:19,330 effectiveness of D . O . D . Operations . 400 00:18:19,540 --> 00:18:21,860 A complaint originally filed by a 401 00:18:21,860 --> 00:18:24,280 whistleblower alleging conspiracy of 402 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,960 bribery and fraud by Glenn Defense 403 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,740 Marine Asia and its chairman and owner , 404 00:18:29,750 --> 00:18:32,710 Leonard glenn Francis known as Fat 405 00:18:32,710 --> 00:18:35,510 Leonard led to a joint investigation 406 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,220 conducted by the D . O . D . O . I . G . 407 00:18:38,230 --> 00:18:40,190 The Naval Criminal Investigative 408 00:18:40,190 --> 00:18:43,120 Service and the Department of Justice . 409 00:18:43,740 --> 00:18:45,796 This was one of the largest and most 410 00:18:45,796 --> 00:18:47,740 complex public corruption criminal 411 00:18:47,740 --> 00:18:50,580 cases in D . O . D . History involving 412 00:18:50,580 --> 00:18:52,930 widespread ethical lapses throughout 413 00:18:52,930 --> 00:18:56,170 the Navy's Seventh Fleet . In another 414 00:18:56,170 --> 00:18:58,340 example an anonymous whistleblower 415 00:18:58,340 --> 00:19:01,240 complaint to the D . O . D hotline led 416 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,296 to an investigation conducted by the 417 00:19:03,296 --> 00:19:05,660 Defense Criminal investigative service 418 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,520 D . C . I . S . The Army Criminal 419 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,440 Investigation Command and the Small 420 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,730 Business Administration . O . I . G . 421 00:19:13,740 --> 00:19:15,990 Regarding three senior military 422 00:19:15,990 --> 00:19:19,310 officers who created a business a CRE 423 00:19:19,310 --> 00:19:21,850 see group which falsely claimed to be a 424 00:19:21,850 --> 00:19:24,800 small disadvantaged business and as a 425 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,220 result improperly received federal 426 00:19:27,220 --> 00:19:29,970 contracts . One of the officers 427 00:19:29,980 --> 00:19:32,650 received a 60 month prison sentence and 428 00:19:32,650 --> 00:19:35,490 forfeited $1.2 million . 429 00:19:36,340 --> 00:19:39,340 Finally consider the movie War Dogs 430 00:19:39,350 --> 00:19:41,650 which was based on a D . C . I . S . 431 00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:44,740 Investigation involving US contractors 432 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:46,972 who were selling the U . S . Government 433 00:19:46,972 --> 00:19:49,140 substandard foreign manufactured 434 00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:52,310 ammunition . Repackaged to conceal that 435 00:19:52,310 --> 00:19:54,580 it was manufactured in china . The 436 00:19:54,580 --> 00:19:57,650 contractors used a non US contractor to 437 00:19:57,650 --> 00:19:59,860 repackage the counterfeit ammunition . 438 00:20:00,340 --> 00:20:02,330 One scene in the movie showed a 439 00:20:02,330 --> 00:20:04,840 whistleblower calling from overseas and 440 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,510 saying hello pentagon , I want to 441 00:20:07,510 --> 00:20:11,410 report a crime that call in reality 442 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:14,890 was made to and answered by D . O . D . 443 00:20:14,890 --> 00:20:17,980 O . I . G . Hotline staff who referred 444 00:20:17,980 --> 00:20:20,850 it to D . C . I . S . For investigation . 445 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,880 It resulted in the conviction and 446 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,936 imprisonment of the suspects and the 447 00:20:25,936 --> 00:20:28,110 removal of the counterfeit ammunition 448 00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:30,270 from the U . S . Material stockpile . 449 00:20:31,540 --> 00:20:33,870 Undoubtedly , whistleblowers are an 450 00:20:33,870 --> 00:20:36,140 invaluable resource in keeping D . O . 451 00:20:36,140 --> 00:20:39,030 D . Programs and operations efficient 452 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,020 and effective . They are no different 453 00:20:42,020 --> 00:20:44,880 from you like them . You have an 454 00:20:44,890 --> 00:20:48,080 obligation to disclose wrongdoing and a 455 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,920 right to be protected if you 456 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,250 have questions regarding your rights 457 00:20:54,260 --> 00:20:56,650 and whistleblower protections . Please 458 00:20:56,660 --> 00:20:58,750 email the D . O . D . O . I . G 459 00:20:58,750 --> 00:21:01,140 whistleblower protection coordinator at 460 00:21:01,150 --> 00:21:05,100 w p c at d o d i G dot mil . 461 00:21:05,110 --> 00:21:08,920 Or visit d o d i g dot mil for more 462 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,630 information on whistleblower 463 00:21:10,630 --> 00:21:13,110 protections , whistleblower Reprisal 464 00:21:13,110 --> 00:21:16,110 investigations and other resources .