Department of the Interior

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement should implement policies and procedures if it establishes a special case royalty relief program to address declines in commodity prices.

Our inspection identified $155,575 in CARES Act and pandemic-related purchase card transactions with insufficient documentation.

We substantiated allegations that Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., produced minerals without obtaining a Federal mineral lease.

We substantiated allegations that an oil and gas company claimed unallowable costs. The company agreed to pay ONRR a $6.15 million settlement.

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources under grants awarded by the FWS. We found deficiencies in internal controls resulting in our findings of late submission of Federal Financial Reporting. The FWS concurred with the two recommendations...

We substantiated allegations that an oil and gas company submitted inaccurate royalty reports and claimed improper transportation allowances.

We did not substantiate a Complainant’s allegations of whistleblower retaliation against the National Park Service.

This report details KPMG’s findings of its audit of financial statements from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration for fiscal years 2021 and 2020.

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.