Department of the Interior

OIG investigated discrepancies identified after the National Park Service (NPS) conducted an electronic audit of the fee collection software at the Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO), located in eastern Arizona, which compared cash collected at the park with cash deposits made into the bank.Our...

OIG investigated allegations that an employee at the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) lied about her cancer diagnosis, forged medical records, falsified documents, and abused her own sick leave and leave donated by coworkers.Our investigation confirmed the allegations. We...

OIG investigated allegations that the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds (UMWAF) was not adhering to Federal law and regulations concerning three federally supported health benefit plans. According to the allegations, the UMWAF enrolled beneficiaries in the combined benefit...

The OIG and the FBI jointly investigated allegations that two employees stole school funds from the Shonto Preparatory School (SPS) in Arizona, which is funded by grants from the Bureau of Indian Education.The investigation determined that former SPS Business Manager Felicia Barlow stole $20,430.87...

We evaluated the Department to determine whether it effectively follows the incident response lifecycle, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). We found that the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) had not fully implemented the capabilities recommended by...

OIG investigated allegations that a former attorney-advisor for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of the Solicitor (SOL), may have violated post-employment restrictions by representing a DOI employee in her Equal Employment Opportunity complaint against the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) for fiscal year (FY) 2017. FISMA (Public Law 113-283) requires Federal agencies to have an annual independent evaluation of their information security programs and practices. This evaluation can be performed by either the agency’s Office of...

We completed a review of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation’s (Foundation’s) implementation of the eight recommendations presented in our 2017 audit report titled “Compliance, Allocated Costs, and Scholarship Awards at the Morris K. Udall and Steward L. Udall Foundation.” Our...

The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) supervisor and a family member, also an FWS employee, mishandled and potentially embezzled cash collections and donations at an FWS refuge.Our investigation determined that the FWS employees at the refuge violated the...