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Website
https://www.doioig.gov/
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)
Hotline Page
https://www.doioig.gov/oig-hotline-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.doioig.gov/complaints-requests/whistleblower-protection

The U.S. Department of the Interior Could Expand Its Use of Contracting Flexibilities and Should Establish an Acquisition Policy for Future Disasters

2022
2020CGD-006
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

DOI bureaus did not widely use FAR part 18 contracting flexibilities, and DOI policy provided bureaus with limited time to use these flexibilities.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Nevada, Department of Wildlife, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

2022
2020-WR-021
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Nevada Department of Wildlife under grants awarded by the FWS.

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.

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