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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Rhode Island, Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, From July 1, 2016, Through June 30, 2018, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
We audited costs claimed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife (Division), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. We conducted this audit to determine whether the...
Verification Review – Recommendations for the Report, Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects (2016-WR-026)
We reviewed four recommendations from our 2017 evaluation report titled Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects to verify whether the Bureau implemented them.We confirmed that the recommendations have been resolved and implemented.
Verification Review - Recommendations 1 – 15, 19, and 21 From the Evaluation Report Titled Condition of Indian School Facilities (C-EV-BIE-0023-2014)
In our September 30, 2016 evaluation report, Condition of Indian School Facilities, we made 21 recommendations designed to help the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) develop promising practices to ensure that Indian school facilities are operated and maintained...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
We audited the costs claimed by the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife Resources (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $70.6 million on 51 grants that were open...
Energy Company Underpaid Mineral Royalties to Indian Tribes
The OIG investigated allegations that QEP Energy Company (QEP) failed to properly value minerals produced from Tribal and Indian Allottee properties for 2013 and 2014.We found that QEP underpaid mineral royalties owed to Indian mineral owners in North Dakota, Oklahoma, and New Mexico by $118,716...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Has Opportunities to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Response
This project originated from our participation on a Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) working group focused on inspecting the supplemental funding appropriated by the U.S. Congress in 2018 for necessary expenses related to the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.We...
A Secretary of the Credit and Finance Office Defrauded the Oglala Sioux Tribe
We investigated allegations that Helen Hernandez, former Secretary of the Credit and Finance Office (CFO), Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD, issued payroll deduction loans to herself. It was also alleged that Hernandez used other individuals’ personal information to acquire...
October 2020 Semiannual Report to Congress
The October 2020 Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the Office of Inspector General’s successful work completed from April 1, 2020, through September 30, 2020, to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability within the programs, operations, and management of the U.S. Department of the...
Independent Auditors’ Reports on the Tribal and Other Trust Funds and Individuals Indian Monies Trust Funds Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019
This report details KPMG’s findings of its audit of financial statements from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) for fiscal years 2020 and 2019. The OST financial reports contain financial statements and notes for Tribal and Other Trust Funds (Tribal) and Individual Indian...