Department of the Interior

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife under grants awarded by the FWS.

We found that NPS employees did not follow compliance and protection requirements for archeological resources in Virgin Islands National Park.

We did not substantiate allegations that the National Park Service improperly hired a senior political employee.

A senior political employee did not comply with the Federal ethics pledge by meeting with representatives from a former employer.

We confirmed that 15 high-risk disaster relief purchases made by the BLM and the NPS were allowable and supported by DOI and bureau policy.

We reviewed the actions the BLM has taken to protect its employees, volunteers, and the visiting public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We audited costs claimed by the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources (Division) under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. We conducted this audit to determine whether the Division used...

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas production company claimed improper allowances for offshore Federal mineral leases in the Pacific Ocean. The company submitted royalty refund requests to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) for previously unclaimed oil and gas transportation...

We investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) supervisor took Government property for personal use and misused her official position. The NPS subsequently notified us that one of the supervisor’s subordinate employees also took Government computer equipment for personal use.We found...

At the request of then Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior David Bernhardt and Members of Congress, we reviewed the actions the U.S. Park Police (USPP) took to disperse protesters in and around Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020. Our review focused on events that occurred...