Department of the Interior

We present the status of ONHIR’s grazing responsibilities and activities on Navajo Nation land in Arizona known as the New Lands.

We found issues in the FWS’ contract evaluation and award process and documentation related to certified cost or pricing data requirements.

We investigated an allegation that U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director James Reilly retaliated against a USGS employee after the employee filed a complaint with our office about Reilly’s conduct. We substantiated the allegation. We issued a report on our investigation to the Secretary of the...

We investigated a complaint of whistleblower reprisal by a former employee of a non-profit organization affiliated with the BIA.

Our review confirmed that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement implemented all five recommendations from our 2019 report.

We did not find any evidence of wrongdoing regarding a contract award.

We investigated whether a BIA employee improperly received gifts, influenced a nonprofit’s operations, and awarded funds to a university.

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) employee misused a U.S. Government purchase card. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the employee deliberately overbought supplies for a BOR office and gave the excess items to a family member for personal use or sale.We did...

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.