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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)

Oil Producers Pay $1.7 Million for Trespass on Federal Railroad Right-of-Way in Colorado

2021
17-0139
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that Extraction Oil and Gas (EXT) drilled multiple horizontal wellbores through a railroad right-of-way (ROW) in Weld County, CO, containing Federal minerals without first obtaining a Federal lease or drilling permit.We found that three companies (EXT, Mineral...

NPS Employee Misused Government Purchase Card

2021
19-0629
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that National Park Service (NPS) employee Stephanie Wallace used another NPS employee’s Government purchase card to make personal purchases. We found that Wallace used the employee’s purchase card to pay for her children’s private school tuition.Wallace pleaded...

Alleged Sex Assault on Minors by BIA Employee

2021
19-0536
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated anonymous allegations that a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) employee and another individual engaged in inappropriate behavior with two minors under their care. We conducted this investigation with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Our investigation found...

BIE Employee Failed To Report Abuse

2021
20-0203
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a current Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) employee knew, or should have known, that a student was sexually assaulted at the school and failed to report this information. We found that the employee failed to report a conversation regarding the incident as...

Alleged Sexual Assault of a Bureau of Land Management Employee

2021
20-0051
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee sexually assaulted another BLM employee while off duty.We found insufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegation, and further investigation is unlikely to produce additional evidence. The alleged victim did not...

Compliance With Executive Order 13950, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”

2021
2021-ER-009
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We reviewed the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) compliance with four requirements from Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. The DOI met two of the requirements we reviewed and made progress toward compliance in the other two.This report was issued to the Secretary of...

Company Improperly Billed Hours to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant Overseen by the DOI

2021
20-0431
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated an allegation that a company improperly billed hours in late 2018 and early 2019 to a grant it received from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to manage Hurricane Sandy coastal resiliency projects.We determined that five employees of the company recorded 561.75...

NPS Superintendent Misused His Position

2021
20-0079
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We investigated allegations that a superintendent with the National Park Service (NPS) promoted his personal real estate business when performing official duties as a park superintendent.We found that the superintendent violated relevant standards of conduct and the Code of Federal Regulations by...

Progress Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations, Fiscal Year 2020

2021
2021-FIN-013
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We have completed a review of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) progress in implementing our past audit recommendations addressing internal controls over Government charge cards, and we have reported our results to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as required.We...

No Evidence Former BLM Surveyor Violated Post-Employment Ethics Rules

2021
19-0483
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated an allegation that a former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) surveyor violated ethics rules by representing his current employer in matters on which he personally and substantially worked while at the BLM.We did not find evidence that the former employee violated post-Government...

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