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https://www.doioig.gov/
Abbreviation
DOI
Agencies
Department of the Interior
Federal Agency
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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

A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Inappropriately Received Contracts

2021
16-0097
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) acted as a pass-through entity to enable another company to obtain SDVOSB contracts that it was not eligible to receive. It was further alleged that the veteran identified as the SDVOSB’s owner had little...

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Fraud by a Tribal Transportation Consortium

2021
18-0625
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG conducted a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General into allegations that a tribal transportation consortium fraudulently received more than $9 million between 2012 and 2015 by collecting Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Roads Funds for...

Where’s the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds as of November 30, 2020

2021
2021-FIN-012
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Pandemic

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). To date the CARES Act has provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $909.7 million, which includes direct apportionments of $756 million to support the needs of DOI...

No Evidence That Bureau of Land Management Officials Improperly Released or Destroyed Records

2021
19-0820
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials inappropriately released BLM records without going through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) review process. The complaint also separately alleged that certain other BLM records could not be found and appeared to...

The Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office Needs to Improve Its Accounting System

2021
2019-FIN-014
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The National Park Service (NPS) provided $12.7 million to the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (PRSHPO) in fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the repair and restoration of historic sites damaged in 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The PRSHPO received a considerably smaller amount in prior FYs...

Removal of Federal Minerals During School Construction Results in Loss of Revenues

2021
17-0847
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a salable mineral known as caliche was improperly removed from the construction site of a school built on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that was conveyed to the school district through a recreation and public purposes lease. The U.S. Government retains...

Unsubstantiated Allegation of Reprisal by a Senior U.S. Geological Survey Manager

2021
20-0212
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We investigated an allegation that a senior USGS manager retaliated against a subordinate employee because the employee had participated in another investigation against him.We determined that the employee’s role in the other investigation against the senior manager constituted protected activity...

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Bid Rigging and Procurement Integrity Act Violations

2021
19-0833
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that independent Government contractors colluded on bids for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hay delivery contracts, that a BLM employee who was related to one of the contractors influenced the awards to benefit the relative, and that the contractors added weight to...

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