Department of the Interior

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Offshore Renewable Energy Program to review ongoing and proposed projects, budget and resource planning, the process for establishing renewable energy fees, and inspection and enforcement program planning.

We found two issues that hinder a more effective geothermal energy program at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). First, Geothermal Resources Operational Orders (orders) are outdated. BLM no longer uses several of the orders, some orders reference organizations and regulations incorrectly, one...

We audited the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) mineral materials sales program to determine whether the U.S. Department of the Interior obtained market value for materials removed from Federal lands. BLM sells mineral materials— which consist of common types of sand and gravel, stone, pumice, or...

We audited the costs claimed by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (Program). The audit included claims totaling $103 million on 27 grants that...

We audited costs claimed by the Chicago Horticultural Society (CHS) on Grant No. L15AC00032 with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to determine whether they were allowable and allocable and whether the CHS complied with Federal regulations, BLM policies and procedures, and contract terms and...

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires the DOI to submit an annual report to Congress, detailing information on orphaned wells programs.

KPMG made 24 recommendations intended to strengthen the DOI’s information security program as well as those of the DOI’s bureaus and offices.

We verified the OSMRE implemented 9 of the 11 recommendations we made in a 2017 evaluation report.