October 2019 Semiannual Report to Congress
2019
Semiannual Report
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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Abbreviation
DOI
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Department of the Interior
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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 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)
Hotline Page
Whistleblower Protection Page
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, From July 1, 2015, Through June 30, 2017
2020
2018-CR-014
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Big Bend National Park Mismanaged More Than $250,000 in Equipment Purchases
2020
2019-ER-042
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
This report presents the results of our inspection of purchases made during fiscal years 2013 and 2015 at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas following information we received that the park had purchased air conditioning units and shade shelters but never installed them.Our objective was to...
Progress Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations
2020
2020-FIN-017
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Flight Services Contract
2019
2018-EAU-034
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We evaluated the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE’s) $316 million flight services contract in response to concerns regarding flight services in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR).We found that contracting for helicopter flight services is the best mechanism to accomplish BSEE’s...
BIA Realty Specialist Allegedly Bribed Lessee in Exchange for Renewing Lease
2019
18-0701
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated an allegation that a former Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) realty specialist solicited a $200 bribe from a longtime lessee of tribal land so the lessee could retain the lease.We could not prove or disprove the bribery allegation. The lessee provided us a transaction receipt for...
Opportunity To Improve Charge Card Transaction Review and Billing Practices Identified During Investigation of Charge Card Misuse
2020
18-1034
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
During a recent investigation into allegations that a former U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) employee charged more than $14,000 in unauthorized transactions for personal gain, we learned of a U.S. Government charge/travel card (GTC) transaction review practice that could be beneficial if applied...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Incident Investigations Program
2020
2017-EAU-067
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We reviewed the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to determine what progress has been made in improving its incident investigations program since the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010. Overall, we learned that BSEE improved its incident investigations program, but communication...
U.S. Department of the Interior DATA Act Submission for First Quarter FY 2019
2020
2019-FIN-043
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We audited the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) fiscal year (FY) 2019 first quarter financial and award data submission in accordance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) and submission standards developed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department From July 1, 2015, Through June 30, 2017
2020
2018-ER-063
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We audited costs claimed by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD) 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 approximately $25.4 million on 42 grants that were open during the...