Fraud, Waste, or Abuse in AOC Programs
(Submit Your Hotline Complaint Below)
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) Inspector General (IG) is responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud, waste and/or abuse (FW&A) in AOC programs, and/or involving AOC personnel.
The purpose of the AOC Hotline is to receive complaints of fraud, waste, or abuse in AOC programs and operations including mismanagement or violations of law, rules, or regulations by AOC employees, contractors, or program participants. Examples of FW&A violations include:
- Contract fraud, including contract mischarging by the contractor
- Kick-backs and bid rotation by competing contractors
- Contractors failing to pay full wages to employees
- Bribery and acceptance of gratuities by government employees
- Significant mismanagement and waste of funds
- Conflicts of interest
- Travel fraud
- Gross abuse of employee time and attendance reporting
- Abuse of authority
- Theft or abuse of Government property, including private (unofficial) use of government computers
- Computer crime
Minor incidents, such as, irregular time and attendance abuse, or one-time misuse of Government property should be reported to management. Personnel matters involving requests for individual relief should be handled through the appropriate grievance process with AOC management.
Confidentiality & Anonymity: The IG Act and other pertinent laws protect persons making Hotline complaints.
Complaints Made by AOC Government Employees:
In accordance with section 7 (b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the OIG shall not, after receipt of a complaint or information from an AOC employee, disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee unless the Inspector General determines such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of an investigation. Any identifying information is confidential source material, and OIG employees must not disclose such information except to other OIG employees who have a need to know in connection with their official duties.
Complaints Made by Other Persons:
Complainants who are not AOC government employees do not have an automatic right to confidentiality under section 7(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. However, non-AOC employees may specifically request confidentiality, and the OIG will protect the confidentiality of such complainants to the maximum extent permitted by law.
To report your FW&A concerns please submit an AOC Inspector General FW&A Hotline Report using one of the links below:
- Confidential Report - Name and Contact Information will be protected as anonymous, however this allows the IG to ask a follow-up question to clarify a concern or seek additional details.
- Anonymous Report - No contact information is requested, nor will any information -- such as an email address -- be obtained by the IG
