Department of the Interior

KPMG made 60 recommendations intended to strengthen the DOI’s information security program as well as the programs of DOI bureaus and offices.

We audited costs claimed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

We confirmed closure of 14 of the 15 recommendations but recommended that the PFM reopen 1 recommendation to track implementation.

We identified poor data management practices in the Bureau of Land Management’s Compensatory Mitigation program.

We found that between 2014 and 2017, a tribal administrator embezzled $158,063.35 from a tribe through unauthorized checks and debit card purchases.

In reviewing FY 2019 through 2020 expenditures and obligations, an independent auditor found an instance of noncompliance with laws and regulations.

We present the status of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation’s assets and official records.

We determined the U.S. Department of the Interior completed four of the six steps required by Secretary’s Order 3383.

We did not substantiate allegations that a company or its contractors, provided BSEE false information in response to an incident of noncompliance.

We substantiated allegations that a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation employee illegally used a Government purchase card and falsified time records.