DHS OIG Hotline

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/hotline





Office of Inspector General

Hotline

Report Corruption, Fraud, Waste, Abuse, Mismanagement or Misconduct

What is the DHS OIG Hotline?

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline is a resource for Federal employees and the public to report allegations of employee corruption, civil rights and civil liberties abuses, program fraud and financial crimes, and miscellaneous criminal and non-criminal activity associated with waste, abuse or fraud affecting the programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

What should I report?

• Employee Corruption involving bribery, embezzlement, espionage and smuggling;
• DHS Program Fraud / Financial Crimes involving blackmail, contract fraud, grant fraud, immigration fraud and program theft;
• Civil rights or civil liberties abuses involving custodial deaths, denial of rights, profiling and use of force concerns;

Criminal and non-criminal misconduct within DHS involving abuse and violence, child pornography, unauthorized use of DHS Information Technology systems, suspicious activity, ethics violations, and prohibited personnel practices such as Whistleblower retaliation.

Why should I contact the OIG?

All Americans have a stake in the success and effectiveness of DHS and DHS employees are required to report alleged wrongdoing. OIG also protects reporting DHS employees from becoming victims of retaliation. For more information, please refer to our Whistleblower Resources.

What should my report include?

Give as much information as possible (i.e., names of alleged offenders, victims, witnesses, etc., and leads on any applicable data, documentation or other evidence).

How can I report an allegation?

Online: Allegation Form (Recommended)

Call: 1-800-323-8603 toll free

TTY: 1-844-889-4357 toll free

Fax: 202-254-4297

U.S. Mail:

DHS Office of Inspector General/MAIL STOP 0305
Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline
245 Murray Lane SW
Washington, DC 20528-0305

Membership in BEMA International - Perks. Free Education & Training. Humanitarian ID

Membership has its perks.

As part of your membership in BEMA International you have access to a vast amount of educational material for your career development, higher education requirements, and to address emergency management needs for your community from project management, planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and community engagement.

The following are just a few of the sites of interest to individuals, and organizations interested in international education and training in the areas of disaster\crisis\emergency management, and humanitarian leadership\management and assistance.  BEMA International is a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and many other international organizations that your membership extends to.

Also, please sign-in to the Humanitarian ID (https://humanitarian.id/lists ) website and join the BEMA International responder list.  “We’re waiting for you.”

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Enjoy.

Charles D. Sharp

Chief Executive Officer Black Emergency Managers Association            International

       

  

Education, Training 1.      DisasterReady.  http://www.disasterready.org DisasterReady.org’s online learning library of more than 600 training resources is constantly expanding and covers core topics such as Humanitarianism, Program/Operations, Protection, Staff Welfare, Management and Leadership, Staff Safety & Security, and Soft Skills. DisasterReady.org is available as an open online learning portal for individuals to register on their own or for organizations looking to provide online training to employees and volunteers . 2.      Kaya.  Humanitarian Leadership Academy. https://kayaconnect.org Kaya is the Academy's online learning platform. Here you will find online elearning and in-person workshops that will help you learn what you need to take you where you want to go, whether you are a professional humanitarian looking for career development, or a community member supporting the response a crisis in your own country. DATA Collection and Sharing. 3.      Humanitarian Data Exchange.  https://data.humdata.org/  The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is an open platform for sharing data, launched in July 2014. The goal of HDX is to make humanitarian data easy to find and use for analysis. Our growing collection of datasets has been accessed by users in over 200 countries and territories. Watch this videoto learn more. A team within the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) manages HDX. OCHA is part of the United Nations Secretariat, responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. The HDX team includes OCHA staff and a number of consultants. We are based in North America, Europe and Africa.

Example:

     Ongoing Course.   

Start Learning Monitoring and Evaluation   Developing Logframes Logframes are the foundation of a solid monitoring and evaluation plan. In this course from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), you will learn what logframes are, why they are a key element of strong program design, and how to develop effective logframes. This course has been generously donated by IRC as part of the eLearning series from the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance Project.