Organization
The DoW OIG is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and has more than 50 field offices located in the United States, Germany, Southwest Asia, and South Korea. We employ more than 1,750 dedicated professionals comprised of auditors, investigators, evaluators, and support personnel. Our team of oversight professionals are committed to improving the DoW and is guided by our values of integrity, independence, excellence, and transparency.
Components
Audit conducts audits that address the DoD's top priorities and management challenges; promote the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of DoW programs and operations; and detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse.
Administrative Investigations (AI) helps ensure ethical conduct throughout the DoW by conducting investigations and overseeing DoW Component investigations of allegations of misconduct by senior DoW officials, whistleblower reprisal, and Service member restriction from communication with an IG or Member of Congress. AI also manages the DoD Hotline and the Contractor Disclosure Program, provides education and training on whistleblower protections through its Whistleblower Protection Coordinator, and facilitates voluntary resolution of whistleblower reprisal allegations through its Alternative Dispute Resolution program.
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service investigates matters related to DoW programs and operations; to detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse; and help ensure ethical conduct throughout the DoW.
Evaluations conducts evaluations that promote the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of DoW programs and operations.
The Mission Support Team provides essential services to the DoW OIG enterprise, both at DoW OIG headquarters and at field offices located throughout the world. These services include strategic planning, human capital management, financial management, acquisition support, logistics services, information management and information technology support, security management, quality assurance and standards oversight, data analytics support, and correspondence management.
Overseas Contingency Operations coordinates comprehensive joint oversight and reporting on overseas contingency operations by the DoW OIG and other federal OIGs in fulfillment of the DoW IG’s Lead Inspector General responsibilities.
Offices
Legislative Affairs and Communications
General Counsel
Equal Employment Opportunity