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Website
https://www.doioig.gov/
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)
Hotline Page
https://www.doioig.gov/oig-hotline-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.doioig.gov/complaints-requests/whistleblower-protection

Waterville Man Sentenced to 9 Months Time Served, $38,000 Restitution for Downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material

Waterville Man Sentenced to 9 Months Time Served, $38,000 Restitution for Downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Investigative Press Release
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Waterville Man Sentenced to 9 Months Time Served, $38,000 Restitution for Downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material

The U.S. Department of the Interior and Its Bureaus Made Progress Implementing Corrective Actions To Improve Disaster Preparedness

2024
2022WR041
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The DOI took actions to address the six recommendations we reviewed; we determined all six recommendations have been implemented.

Independent Auditors’ Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022

2024
2023-FIN-021
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

KPMG audited DOI’s financial statements and found three material weaknesses and one significant deficiency in financial reporting internal controls.

The National Park Service Should Increase Monitoring and Oversight To Protect the Integrity and Recreational Value of the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Side Program

2024
2021ER026
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We found that the NPS did not adequately monitor States’ administration of LWCF funds.

Independent Auditors’ Reports on the Tribal and Other Trust Funds and Individual Indian Monies Trust Funds Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022

2024
2023-FIN-020
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

This report details KPMG’s audit of trust funds financial statements from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration for fiscal years 2023 and 2022.

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