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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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Kansas, Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, From July 1, 2016, Through June 30, 2018, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

2020
2019-CR-047
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We audited the costs claimed by the State of Kansas, Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (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 $49.3 million on 69 grants that...

The U.S. Geological Survey and Quantum Spatial, Incorporated, Did Not Always Comply With Federal Regulations, Policies, and Award Terms for Task Order No. 140G0218F0251 and Contract No. G16PC00016

2020
2018-FIN-051
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We audited Task Order No. 140G0218F0251 and Contract No. G16PC00016 between Quantum Spatial, Incorporated (QSI) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to determine whether (1) QSI complied with all applicable Federal regulations and terms and conditions of the task order and the governing contract,...

Where’s the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds as of July 31, 2020

2020
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). Among its provisions, the CARES Act provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $756 million to support the needs of DOI programs, bureaus, Indian Country, and the Insular...

USGS Contractors Did Not Conspire To Manipulate Bidding Process

2020
19-0651
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated an allegation that several minority-owned and small disadvantaged (8a) businesses may have coordinated their respective proposals to gain an unfair advantage in awards related to six contracts for technical support services at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).We found that...

Alleged Interference in FOIA Litigation Process

2020
20-0388
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We investigated whether career U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) staff were directed to delay releasing documents responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was being litigated in U.S. district court, and whether withholding these documents conflicted with the court’s order...

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