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

2. 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

3. 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??

4. 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??

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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 A (Encl 1)

8. (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 A (Encl 1)