{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "deskKey": "america-oig:usda",
  "agency": "USDA",
  "name": "Agriculture OIG",
  "page": "https://america.co/accountability/agriculture-inspector-general",
  "sourceConsulted": "2026-10-06",
  "coverage": "Selected office routing guide; not a jurisdiction or legal determination",
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "name": "USDA OIG official reporting starting point",
      "url": "https://www.oig.usda.gov/",
      "role": "Verified homepage; follow its complaint link"
    },
    {
      "name": "USAGov government complaint guidance",
      "url": "https://www.usa.gov/government-agency-complaints",
      "role": "Locate the responsible program office"
    }
  ],
  "reportingPortalDeliveryVerified": false,
  "allegationsCollected": false,
  "originalHypotheticalExample": "Suppose a fictional rural project’s press release advertises high-speed connections, while an award document funds planning rather than construction. The apparent mismatch disappears if the deliverable is a feasibility study. Read the award purpose, phase, dates and recipient before comparing a public promise with money spent. A useful evidence plan distinguishes an unmet funded milestone from an ambitious announcement. It does not classify every unfinished project or disputed benefit as fraud.",
  "planningFields": [
    {
      "name": "Program and responsible office",
      "note": "Use a program name or public source, not a personal case number."
    },
    {
      "name": "Dates and factual chronology",
      "note": "Separate event dates from document publication dates."
    },
    {
      "name": "Evidence references",
      "note": "Record public links or placeholders; do not paste private records."
    },
    {
      "name": "Observation versus inference",
      "note": "What is directly supported? What needs another explanation?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Alternative route and deadline check",
      "note": "List the decision-review, service or records instructions you still need to consult."
    },
    {
      "name": "Safe reporting plan",
      "note": "Read the official confidentiality and transmission guidance. Keep identifiers out of these notes."
    }
  ],
  "privacy": "Do not put sensitive identifiers or documents in the worksheet. Nothing is submitted."
}