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Abbreviation
DOI
Agencies
Department of the Interior
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Anyone with information regarding fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or mismanagement involving the programs or activities of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) should contact the DOI Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline. Please provide as many details as you can when completing our hotline complaint form. Without specific information, we may be unable to act on your concerns. The DOI OIG has oversight responsibilities of DOI employees, programs, contracts, and grants, to include disclosures concerning the following bureaus and offices:
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
  • Bureau of Reclamation
  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
  • Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
  • National Park Service
  • Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Office of the Secretary
  • Office of Policy, Management and Budget
  • Office of the Solicitor
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs
  • Other Interior Offices
DOI OIG has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:
  • DOI employees
  • Employees of DOI contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
  • DOI employees who feel their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
If you wish to file a complaint, please click here.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
  • 911 Emergencies
  • Tribal, State, and Local police matters (unless DOI funds are involved)
  • Issues handled by other Government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services (to include Indian Health Care issues)

Independent Auditors’ Performance Audit Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2025
2024-CTD-006
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

KPMG LLC conducted an annual independent audit to determine the effectiveness of DOI’s FY 2024 FISMA programs and practices.

Improvements for Oversight of Cooperative Agreement To Construct the U.S. Geological Survey Energy and Minerals Research Facility

2025
2023-WR-042
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We assessed whether USGS administered a cooperative agreement with the Colorado School of Mines for a new facility in accordance with requirements.

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota

2025
PRAC-2025-02
Other
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury

To learn how communities across the nation responded to the pandemic, we initiated a multi-part review of six communities—two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations. This report is the fourth community-specific report and focuses on our work in White Earth Nation Reservation in...

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