Presented By: LTCol McCann What’s Next 2 August 2018 Presented By: LTCol McCann POC: K. L. McCann (703) 604-4515 1

Enabling Learning Objectives Explain the IG training requirements Understand and explain prohibitions and limitations placed on IG personnel Explain the things a CIG must communicate to IGMC Explain the timeline for reporting Senior Official and Reprisal matters to IGMC

The New Order 11/15/2018 Requires screening of all IG personnel through IGMC before assignment Clarifies that all reports/complaints involving Senior Officials, Military Whistleblower Reprisal, or other retaliatory behavior to IGMC within 1 business day. Still requires you to notify your SJA of all alleged officer misconduct or substandard performance of duty and expands upon what to do for misconduct/substandard performance of officers from another service. Complaints get shot-gunned! What do you do if Directing Authority requires an IG investigation or IG inquiry be conducted into matters that would normally not be IG appropriate? The IGs should give the command an opportunity to resolve those issues that are command appropriate The picture is an actual complaint with dividers and spiral bound….Can’t make this up!! Content of the Complaint Parties Involved Military service members Civilians Defense contractor employees Appropriated fund employees Non-appropriated fund employees Other Federal employees outside DoD Civilian civilians Non-governmental organizations Why is it important to know which category of complainant you are dealing with? Military service members. Appropriated and non-appropriated civilian employees fall under different rules. (Covered during Special Categories) Does you Commander “own” the Subject of the complaint??

Communication 11/15/2018 Clarifies that CIGs will make any and all inquires about matters referred from DoD IG, NAVINSGEN THROUGH IGMC. Reminds CIGs that they will keep IGMC informed of any contact from the DoD IG or NAVINSGEN. Requires CIGs to notify IGMC prior to initiating any inquiry reasonably deemed to be of interest to Congress, the SECNAV, or the CMC and directs the CIG to provide IGMC with periodic status reports and a copy of the report of the final disposition. Requires all requests for IGMC reports, extracts therefrom, or related correspondence from sources outside the original distribution for IGMC reports be referred to IGMC for coordination and release. Complaints get shot-gunned! What do you do if Directing Authority requires an IG investigation or IG inquiry be conducted into matters that would normally not be IG appropriate? The IGs should give the command an opportunity to resolve those issues that are command appropriate The picture is an actual complaint with dividers and spiral bound….Can’t make this up!! Content of the Complaint Parties Involved Military service members Civilians Defense contractor employees Appropriated fund employees Non-appropriated fund employees Other Federal employees outside DoD Civilian civilians Non-governmental organizations Why is it important to know which category of complainant you are dealing with? Military service members. Appropriated and non-appropriated civilian employees fall under different rules. (Covered during Special Categories) Does you Commander “own” the Subject of the complaint??

Training Trainings Who When Required IGMC web based training (provided quarterly or as needed) New IG personnel 1st Available Opportunity- contact IGMC (unless you attend an MTT first) MTT New IG Personnel 1st Available Opportunity All Others Biennially 1 hour of Ethics Training All IG Personnel Annually Symposium Either CIG or Deputy must attend each year Biennially (IG and Deputy must each attend at least once every 2 yrs) DOD Joint IG, AIG Courses, FLETC Courses, Council of IG on Integrity & Efficiency Courses * Recommended when offered 5430.1A Par 5b (1-3)

Reminders IGs are never off record! 11/15/2018 Reminders IGs are never off record! Do not establish command policy (outside of IG policy) Do not recommend adverse personnel action or other administrative/disciplinary action Personnel in IG positions shall not be assigned to any non-IG assistance or evaluation functions Temporary assistant IGs (TAIGs) will not perform other duties while supporting an IG inspection or investigation, until released by the CIG

Prohibitions Personnel detailed into IG positions shall NOT: Be appointed as investigating officers under UCMJ, Article 32 or Article 138 Be assigned duties that may impact impartiality Adjudicator of dependent infractions onboard military installation Magistrate over traffic court CACO OOD/Duty NCO/SNCO Participate in the establishment of command policy outside of the IG function. Potential conflict of interest (actual or apparent) if the IG later inspects or investigates that same policy MCO 5430.1A (Encl 1)

(sort of) Prohibitions Personnel detailed into IG positions should not: Associate with individuals/ organizations that may cause a reasonable person to question impartiality IG investigators associated with interested parties to an investigation Interested parties to an inspection Personnel who have requested IG assistance Serve on boards: Administrative separation boards Awards boards Promotion boards Contracting award boards **unless GCMCA decides no other officer meets the peer requirements necessary to ensure fair representation on the board** Associate with individuals or organizations that may cause a reasonable person to question the impartiality or objectivity of the IG DON’T. JUST DON’T. MCO 5430.1A (Encl 1)