Department of the Interior

DOI made progress in complying with 9 of the 13 responsibilities in the Geospatial Data Act. We found deficiencies impacting 4 responsibilities.

We reviewed all 17 recommendations from Report No. C-IN-MOA-0013-2010 and consider them closed.

We found OSMRE was not adequately prepared to expend IIJA funds, and it continues to expend funds without effective processes in place.

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to Idaho’s Department of Fish and Game to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to Montana’s Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

We found that an Area Foreman instructed platform operators to bypass safety systems before a pollution event.

We found that the Person in Charge failed to stop a pollution event, ordered platform operators to lie to BSEE inspectors, and falsified inspection logs.

Our investigation of a company’s improper royalty estimates for oil and gas production led to the recovery of Federal mineral revenues.

We found that the bureaus generally did not properly inventory or inspect radio infrastructure as required by the DOI OCIO directive.