DODD 7050.4(D) 10/21/04

Abstract

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Directive reissues reference (a) under the authority of references (b) and (c) and updates the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD) program for granting cash awards to DoD civilian employees whose disclosure of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to the Office of the IG DoD (OIG DoD) results in cost savings to the Department of Defense. It also provides a mechanism for the IG DoD to nominate employees to the Director, Office of Personnel Management, for Presidential awards for such disclosures that result in substantial savings. <br>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components"). <br>This Directive covers DoD civilian employees, either individually or in groups. <br>This Directive does not apply to cash awards made under the DoD Incentive Awards Program covered by subchapter 451 of DoD 1400.25-M (reference (d)); and, dual awards shall not be made. <br>This Directive does not apply to auditors, investigators, and others whose duties include the discovery and disclosure of fraud, waste, and mismanagement, unless the disclosure relates to a matter that is not within their official responsibilities. <br>This Directive does not apply to members of the Uniformed Services.