Office of Inspector General's 2021 Organizational Assessment
This report recaps OIG achievements in 2021, in core mission as well as organizational improvements.
United States
This report recaps OIG achievements in 2021, in core mission as well as organizational improvements.
We audited costs claimed by the State of Georgia, Department of Natural Resources, under grants awarded by the FWS through WSFR.
We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control under grants awarded by the FWS.
We have completed a review of the DOI’s progress in implementing our past audit recommendations addressing Government charge card internal controls.
We found that ONRR needs to strengthen its internal controls and processes to ensure accurate royalty reporting for adjustments.
We found that the BLM did not review the Federal exclusions to determine if mineral lease recipients were suspended or debarred before issuing leases.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement should implement policies and procedures if it establishes a special case royalty relief program to address declines in commodity prices.
Our inspection identified $155,575 in CARES Act and pandemic-related purchase card transactions with insufficient documentation.
We substantiated allegations that Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., produced minerals without obtaining a Federal mineral lease.
We substantiated allegations that an oil and gas company claimed unallowable costs. The company agreed to pay ONRR a $6.15 million settlement.