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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
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- 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 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
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)
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Unfounded Allegations of Misuse of Funds by a Tribal Non-Profit Organization
2021
19-0660
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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FWS Employee Sold Stolen Refuge Material for Personal Gain
2021
19-0811
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) employee working at a refuge stole copper wiring and a bulldozer.We found that the employee removed copper from the former military facilities at the refuge and sold it for less than $5,000 during the last 10 years. We did...
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2021
2021-FIN-021
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Pandemic
On March 27, 2020, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted. 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 programs, bureaus, Indian...
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2021
2020-FIN-071
Disaster Recovery Report
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
On February 9, 2018, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which included funds for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and for those areas impacted by the 2017 wildfires. The act provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $516...
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2021
20-0436
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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Independent Auditors’ Performance Audit Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
2021
2020-ITA-032
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) requires Federal agencies to have an annual independent evaluation of their information security programs and practices. This evaluation is to be performed by the agency’s Office of Inspector General or by an independent external auditor to...
The St. Stephens Indian School Educational Association, Inc., Needs To Improve Financial Accountability for Federal Funds
2021
2019-FIN-058
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
This report presents the results of our audit of Agreement Nos. A17AV00656, A16AV00812, and A15AV00702 between the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and St. Stephens Indian School Educational Association, Inc., which provided St. Stephens a total of $12.5 million to operate elementary and high school...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Needs to Strengthen Charge Card Internal Controls When Using Disaster Relief Funds
2021
2020-FIN-002
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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Weaknesses in a USGS System Leave Assets at Increased Risk of Attack
2021
2019-ITA-003
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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