Department of the Interior

During our evaluation of whether the National Park Service (NPS) expended philanthropic partner funds in compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations, we identified concerns regarding the agreement between the NPS and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a nonprofit...

We audited costs claimed by the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Department), for grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. We audited claims totaling $69.2 million on 52 grants that were open during the...

We audited the costs claimed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The FWS provided the grants to the State under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $70.2 million on 11...

We reviewed recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 presented in our February 9, 2016 report, titled “Inspection of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Occupational Safety and Health and Workers’ Compensation Programs,” to verify that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented them. We...

We reviewed recommendations 10, 18, and 21 presented in our September 30, 2014 report, titled Management of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program in the State of Louisiana, to verify that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has implemented them. We confirmed that the FWS met the requirements of...

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) official had targeted, bullied, and physically threatened U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) employees while at the DOI and that the official spoke in an unprofessional or threatening manner to senior DOI staff. As part...

We reviewed two recommendations presented in our April 30, 2015 report, titled Evaluation of Security Features of the Stewart Lee Udall U.S. Department of the Interior Building, to verify that the Department and its bureaus have implemented them. We confirmed that both recommendations have been...

The OIG audited a contract between City Construction, LLC, and the National Park Service (NPS) to determine whether City Construction and the NPS complied with the applicable Federal regulations and contract provisions from August 29, 2016, through March 21, 2018. On August 29, 2016, the NPS issued...

The OIG investigated allegations that Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Tony Dearman improperly influenced the findings of a fiscal monitoring review at a BIE-funded boarding school that took place in February 2018 because of his personal associations with the school.We found that Dearman’s...

The OIG investigated allegations that a retired Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) employee represented his current employer in matters in which he participated personally and substantially while he was employed at the USBR, violating post-employment conflict-of-interest laws.We confirmed that the retired...