The Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners are finding increased use of internal whistleblower hotlines at organizations, backed by anti-retaliation policies aimed at protecting employees, as allegations emerged this week about retaliation against an IRS whistleblower over a case involving the Biden family.

The IIA and ACFE released a report Thursday that found a 72% majority of hotline programs include an official anti-retaliation policy, according to a survey of 1,658 internal audit and anti-fraud professionals in December 2022 and January 2023. The top considerations for a successful hotline program include anonymity, follow-up action and retaliation protection.

However, while 75% of respondents indicated their organizations have a whistleblower hotline program, the other 25% said their organization did not have a whistleblower hotline program, a program was being considered, or they were not sure if their organization had a program.

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