Administrative Investigations

Marguerite C. Garrison, Deputy Inspector General for Administrative Investigations

Mission

Administrative Investigations (AI) helps ensure ethical conduct throughout the DoD by conducting investigations and overseeing DoD Component investigations of allegations of misconduct by senior DoD 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.

Dec. 3, 2024

Whistleblower Restriction Investigation Georgia Army National Guard B Company, 221st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion Fort Gillem, Georgia (Report No. DODIG-2025-046)

We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint alleging that (Subject 1) and (Subject 2) restricted Soldiers of B Company, 221st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, 78 Troop Command, Fort Gillem, Georgia, from lawfully communicating with a Member of Congress or an Inspector General.

Oct. 29, 2024

Report Of Investigation: Mr. Robert A. Gold, Former Director, Technology and Manufacturing Industrial Base, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Report No. DODIG-2025-010)

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD[R&E]) received two complaints on March 7, 2022, against Mr. Robert A. Gold, Senior Executive Service (SES), Director, Technology and Manufacturing Industrial Base (TMIB), OUSD(R&E). On April 26, 2022, the OUSD(R&E) referred the two complaints to the DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG)

Oct. 15, 2024

Report Of Investigation: Navy Cyberwarfare Development Group U.S. Navy Fort Meade, Maryland (Report No. DODIG-2025-005)

The DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) conducted this investigation in response to a reprisal complaint alleging that (the Subject), U.S. Navy, Fort Meade, Maryland, took an action affecting the eligibility for access to classified information against (the Complainant), U.S. Navy, in reprisal for the Complainant making protected disclosures.

Sept. 30, 2024

Quality Assessment Review of the Administrative Investigative Operations of the Defense Health Agency Office of the Inspector General (DODIG-2024-141)

On September 25, 2024, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) completed a quality assessment review of the Defense Health Agency Office of the Inspector General (DHA OIG).

Sept. 18, 2024

Report Of Investigation: U.S. Air Force Reserve 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Grissom Air Reserve Base, Peru, Indiana (Report No. DODIG-2024-132)

We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint alleging that (the Subject), U.S. Air Force Reserve, Flight Chief, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, restricted (the Complainant) from lawfully communicating with an Inspector General (IG). A preponderance of the evidence indicates that the Subject restricted the Complainant from communicating with an IG. Therefore, we substantiated the allegation that the Subject restricted the Complainant from lawfully communicating with an IG.

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