Department of the Interior

The Department did not ensure grant funds and license revenue were used for allowable activities and did not follow applicable laws and regulations.

We found a former nonprofit official misused funds received under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program assisting in recovering endangered or threatened species.

Our 2022 organizational assessment highlights our significant accomplishments in overseeing the DOI’s programs and operations.

Using a risk-based, tiered approach in developing this work plan to best focus our limited resources, AIE will initiate work in nine focus areas in 2023-2024, including oversight of IIJA, IRA and other supplemental funding provided to the DOI.

We have completed a review of the DOI’s progress in implementing our past audit recommendations addressing Government charge card internal controls.

The DOI has no policies or guidance specifically addressing foreign government sponsored talent recruitment programs or conflicts of commitment.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes $11.3 billion in appropriations to address abandoned mine lands.

Federal and State agencies and tribes share responsibility for addressing orphaned wells with Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds.

This management advisory sets forth an issue identified with a target range grant awarded to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

We determined that the BIA Great Plains Region did not hold three Tribes accountable for submitting CARES Act financial reports or narrative reports.