Department of the Interior

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to Montana’s Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to ensure compliance and cost allowability.

We found that an Area Foreman instructed platform operators to bypass safety systems before a pollution event.

We found that the Person in Charge failed to stop a pollution event, ordered platform operators to lie to BSEE inspectors, and falsified inspection logs.

Our investigation of a company’s improper royalty estimates for oil and gas production led to the recovery of Federal mineral revenues.

We found that the bureaus generally did not properly inventory or inspect radio infrastructure as required by the DOI OCIO directive.

The Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $500 million for NPS to hire employees in National Park System units or national historic or scenic trails.

We found BOR did not effectively design and implement internal controls that ensure the CVP’s cost allocation and ratesetting processes are accurate.

We found that a former BOR employee violated Federal ethics laws by accepting gifts in the form of loans from a Government contractor.

We found a BIE employee violated Federal ethics laws and regulations by owning and operating a personal business that received BIA contracts.

We audited WSFR grants awarded by FWS to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to ensure compliance and cost allowability.