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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’ Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

2023
2022FIN029
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

KPMG LLP conducted an audit of the U.S. Department of the Interior's financial statements for fiscal years 2022 and 2021. KPMG found the following:• The financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.• One...

Independent Auditors’ Reports on the Tribal and Other Trust Funds and Individual Indian Monies Trust Funds Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

2023
2022-FIN-031
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 2022 and 2021.

Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud

Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TATIANA BENJAMIN and HEAVEN WEST pled guilty to defrauding New York City’s COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program. BENJAMIN pled guilty yesterday to,,,

The Bureaus of Indian Affairs and Indian Education Have the Opportunity To Implement Additional Controls To Prevent or Detect Multi-dipping of Pandemic Response Funds

2023
2021ER015
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Pandemic

We recommended the BIA and the BIE implement controls designed to prevent or detect instances of multi-dipping of pandemic response funds.

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHANETTE LEWIS pled guilty today to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. LEWIS participated in a,,,

Inspector General’s Statement Summarizing the Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fiscal Year 2022

2023
2022ER027
Top Management Challenges
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We summarized what we have determined to be the most significant management and performance challenges facing the DOI for FY 2022.

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