Department of the Interior

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources complied with laws and requirements but have issues with subaward management.

We found a former NPS Superintendent accepted gifts from a Government subcontractor and misused Government property while overseeing a project.

We found that a former Principal of a BIE Boarding School in Arizona viewed and possessed child pornography while on duty.

We found a former NPS official failed to comply with an ethics standard when she participated in particular matters involving a former employer.

We substantiated allegations that a former DOI official violated Federal conflict of interest requirements on post-employment representation.

We found that a former OSMRE official gave the appearance of preferential treatment to a mining company and lacked candor with our office.

We found that UCRC misclassified its agreements and did not verify whether subcontractors were on an exclusions list prior to awarding funds.

We found that BOR complied with required laws and regulations when awarding drought mitigation funds but there are opportunities for improvement.

We found that an energy company failed to pay required Federal royalties on production from wells in Yuma County, Colorado.

We found USPP officers did not violate DOI or USPP use of force policies in an attempted arrest and fatal shooting in Washington, DC.