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Abbreviation
DOI
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Department of the Interior
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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

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.

Brooklyn Yeshiva Admits to Pervasive Program and Benefit Fraud Conspiracy

Brooklyn Yeshiva Admits to Pervasive Program and Benefit Fraud Conspiracy
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Brooklyn Yeshiva Admits to Pervasive Program and Benefit Fraud Conspiracy Central United Talmudic Academy (“CUTA” or “the School”), a yeshiva in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, admitted today in federal court that it was involved in several overlapping frauds, including a multi-million dollar scheme to,,,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Mississippi, Department of Marine Resources, From July 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2021, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

2023
2022ER001
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources under grants awarded by the FWS.

Former Special Agent Sentenced For Falsifying His Education And Work Experience

Former Special Agent Sentenced For Falsifying His Education And Work Experience
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Special Agent Sentenced For Falsifying His Education And Work Experience LAS VEGAS – A former Special Agent assigned to the U.S. National Park Service, Lake Mead Resident Office in Boulder City, Nev., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey for submitting false,,,

Management Challenges of Federal Agencies in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters

2023
2023-FW-1001
Audit
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG
Department of Housing and Urban Development

As part of a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Disaster Assistance Working Group cross-cutting initiative, we summarized the conclusions, findings, and recommendations of 28 reports related to the Federal Government’s natural disaster preparedness and response...

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