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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)

WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS AND ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SENTENCED ON WIRE FRAUD AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT CHARGES

WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS AND ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SENTENCED ON WIRE FRAUD AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT CHARGES
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS AND ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SENTENCED ON WIRE FRAUD AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT CHARGES Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that JOHN ELDON RIMMASCH, 47, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS (“WASATCH”), incorporated in,,,

Summary: Former Counselor to the Secretary Failed To Comply With the STOCK Act and Misused Their Position To Benefit Friends

2022
18-1157DOI19-0852DOI
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The former counselor did not appropriately notify the Ethics Office of employment negotiations and misused their position regarding former associates.

Two Men Charged In $5.4 Million Scheme To Defraud New York City Program For Homeless Veterans

Two Men Charged In $5.4 Million Scheme To Defraud New York City Program For Homeless Veterans
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Two Men Charged In $5.4 Million Scheme To Defraud New York City Program For Homeless Veterans Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced today the unsealing,,,

The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Misused Oil and Gas Funds

2020
2019-CR-010
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We evaluated the Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office's use of oil and gas funds and found that it did not comply with oil and gas fund expenditure requirements from FYs 2015 through 2018.

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