Vendor Sentenced After Illegally Bidding on Government Contracts
2019
16-0716
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
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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
- 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)
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NPS Prime Contractor in the U.S. Virgin Islands Pleaded Guilty to False Statements
2019
16-0233
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that Foster Construction of South Florida, Inc., a National Park Service (NPS) prime contractor, did not fully compensate its subcontractor for construction services on two projects at the Virgin Islands National Park.We found that Adrian Foster, the owner of Foster...
Former OSMRE Employee Convicted of Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
2019
14-0094
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
In a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Education OIG, we investigated allegations of suspected bank fraud and identity theft after discovering evidence that Sharon Hall obtained fraudulent student loans while employed as a surface mine specialist for the Office of Surface Mining...
NPS Facility Manager Stole NPS Funds, Misused a GOV, and Concealed Criminal Convictions
2019
17-0948
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) Facility Manager stole NPS funds, abused his purchase card authority, misused a Government Owned Vehicle (GOV), and concealed criminal convictions to gain NPS employment.We confirmed the allegations. The employee spent approximately...
NPS Official Assisted Artist with Avoiding Tax Garnishment
2019
17-0413
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
We investigated an allegation that an official at the Southern Campaign Parks Group (SOCA), National Park Service (NPS), an artist, and a park friends group conspired to set up the purchase of one of the artist’s paintings via a 2015 transaction with the friends group so that the artist could avoid...
Reducing Grant Fraud Risk: A Framework for Grant Training
2012
Other
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Health & Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of the Interior
National Science Foundation
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Education
This report provides a framework for training grant administrators and recipients of federal grant funds on practices for reducing the risk for grant fraud, including grant training content, additional sources of information for further guidance, and illustrative hypothetical scenarios that provide...
April 2019 Semiannual Report to Congress
2019
Semiannual Report
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of the Interior's Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 in Its Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Financial Report
2019
2019-FIN-030
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
Unfounded Allegations of Contract Fraud on an NPS Contract
2019
19-0008
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a subcontractor on a National Park Service (NPS) contract submitted a falsified commissioning report on a multi-million-dollar construction contract. The complaint alleged the subcontractor had not performed the work as claimed and that the signature on the...
Investigation Uncovers Unpaid Federal Royalties
2019
18-0605
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior
The OIG investigated allegations that a gas producer operating in New Mexico failed to properly submit royalty reports and remit royalty payments owed to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).We determined the producer failed to properly file ONRR-Form 2014s (Reports of Sales and Royalty...