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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)

Inspection of the DATA Act Internal Controls for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, for the First Quarter of FY 2021

2022
2021FIN024
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The DOI Interior Business Center had the necessary internal controls to prepare and submit client data, specifically related to the DATA Act.

U.S. Department of the Interior’s Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in Its Fiscal Year 2021 Agency Financial Report

2022
2022-FIN-015
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We inspected the DOI’s PIIA compliance and found the DOI complied with the Act, but we made two recommendations to improve its payment integrity.

Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Procedures Concerning Offshore Venting and Flaring Record Reviews

2022
OIOG190577I
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We found that an energy company exceeded venting and flaring limits and that BSEE’s annual inspections are insufficient to identify similar issues.

Former Secretary’s Alleged Lobbying Disclosure Act Violation Before Joining the U.S. Department of the Interior as Deputy Secretary

2022
20-0393
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We investigated allegations that former DOI Secretary David Bernhardt violated the Lobbying Disclosure Act before joining the DOI as Deputy Secretary.

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