Department of the Interior OIG

The USPP failed to record all its radio communications in the WMA for more than 2 years, but now has a functioning recorder.

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.

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

We audited costs claimed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

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.

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

The tribal official profited from awarding contracts that resulted in his company receiving subcontracts, but no policy prohibited his actions.

Between 2014 and 2016, a former executive director of an Alaska Native organization embezzled $174,290.67 through unauthorized use of accounts.

This semiannual report summarizes the work we completed from October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, to deter fraud, waste, and abuse.

The Udall Foundation made improper payments to contractors, did not adhere to some contract oversight duties, and improperly billed funding partners.