Department of the Interior

This report details KPMG’s findings of its audit of financial statements from the U.S. Department of the Interior for fiscal years 2021 and 2020.

This semiannual report summarizes the work we completed from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021, to deter fraud, waste, and abuse.

A former BOR official waived fees for a fashion show promoter to use a DOI location against previous advice from the Office of the Solicitor.

We did not substantiate allegations that an oil and gas company manipulated inspections, bypassed safety procedures, and falsified reports.

We did not substantiate allegations that the executive officer of an Alaska Native-Owned Company embezzled funds from a Native Alaskan Village.

We did not substantiate the allegations that a tribal administrator misused tribal funds.

We found that a senior political employee’s communications with a former employer did not comply with paragraph 6 of the Federal ethics pledge.

In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, we are submitting what we have determined to be the most significant management and performance challenges facing the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) for inclusion in the DOI’s Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2021. We have...

The DOI’s FY 2021 first quarter data met CIGIE’s Federal Audit Executive Council’s “excellent” quality standard.

Our inspection identified several issues with CARES Act and pandemic-related purchase card transactions made through September 30, 2020.