BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-1102
23 APRIL 2015
Law
COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
SPECIAL COUNSEL
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
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OPR: SAF/GCA
Supersedes: AFI 51-1102, 16 January 2009
Certified by: SAF/GCA
(Mr. F. Andrew Turley)
Pages: 47
This Instruction implements Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF) Memorandum, Delegation of
Authority for Actions Associated with Investigations Directed by and/or Conducted by the
Office of Special Counsel, July 25, 2014; SecAF Order 111.5, Functions and Duties of the
General Counsel and the Judge Advocate General; Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-11,
Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and Corruption related to Air Force Procurement Matters;
and is consistent with Department of Defense (DoD) Directive (DoDD) 5500.19, Cooperation
with the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC). It assigns responsibilities and
establishes procedures for cooperating with the OSC. It provides internal guidance to all Air
Force civilian and military members, but does not establish an independent basis for any person
or organization to assert a right, benefit, or privilege. This publication applies to all Air Force
members and employees, to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) personnel, and to the Air
National Guard (ANG). This publication does not apply to the Civil Air Patrol. As determined
by the President, the provisions of this AFI that address prohibited personnel practices (PPPs) do
not apply to any Air Force organization or unit in which the principal function is the conduct of
foreign intelligence or counter intelligence activities, as prescribed by the Whistleblower
Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA), Public Law 112-199 (2012), codified at 5 United States
Code (U.S.C.) § 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii).
This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and
approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR listed
above using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847
from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command.
