SEC/WB // ETHICS AND REPORTING
Report a concern.
If you believe something is wrong, tell us. This channel accepts fully anonymous reports and still lets you follow the case, because every submission returns a case code you can use to check status and answer questions without ever identifying yourself. Retaliation against anyone who raises a concern in good faith is prohibited.
FORM/01 // SUBMIT A REPORT
Tell us what happened
Report received
Save this case code now. It is the only way to check status or add information later. It cannot be recovered, reset, or resent to you.
Write it down somewhere that is not a company device or account.
FORM/02 // CHECK AN EXISTING CASE
Follow up with your case code
Enter the code you were given to see the current status, read anything we have asked you, and reply. This works without revealing who you are.
REF/01 // WHAT WE PROMISE
No retaliation
No one who raises a concern in good faith will be fired, demoted, threatened, have their contract cut, or be treated worse for it. That applies to employees, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and clients alike. Retaliation is itself a reportable violation of this policy.
Reporting in good faith means you honestly believe what you are telling us, not that you turn out to be right. A concern that is investigated and found unsubstantiated is still a protected report.
REF/02 // HONEST LIMITS
What we cannot promise
Future Vanguard LLC is a very small company. Reports are read by the Managing Member, Raleigh Cortez. You should assume she will see what you write.
If your concern is about the Managing Member, or about anyone she is close to, use an external channel instead. At this company size there is no independent internal party to route around her, and it would be dishonest to imply otherwise.
We also cannot promise absolute confidentiality. If a law, a court, a contracting officer, or a government investigator compels disclosure, we must comply. Staying anonymous is the strongest protection available here, and this form is built to support it.
REF/03 // GO STRAIGHT TO THE GOVERNMENT
External channels
You never have to report to us first. Nothing in any agreement with Future Vanguard LLC restricts you from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse to a government entity, and any term that appears to do so is void as against these channels.
- Government Accountability Office, FraudNet
- 1-800-424-5454
- Department of Defense Hotline
- 1-800-424-9098
- Department of Veterans Affairs OIG Hotline
- 1-800-488-8244
- OSHA, safety and retaliation
- 1-800-321-6742
- Your contracting officer or agency OIG
- Directly
Contractor employees are protected from reprisal by 41 U.S.C. 4712, and on defense contracts by 10 U.S.C. 4701. The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3730(h), separately protects people who report fraud against the government.
REF/04 // NOT FOR EMERGENCIES
If someone is in danger
This form is monitored during business hours and is not an emergency service. If there is an immediate risk to someone's safety, call 911.
REF/05 // FULL POLICY
Read the policy
The complete whistleblower and non-retaliation policy sets out scope, how investigations run, timelines, records handling, and the legal protections that apply.