Department of the Interior OIG

We audited the costs claimed by the Missouri State Department of Conservation 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 $68.3 million on 39 grants that were open during...

We reviewed documentation provided to support the closure of a recommendation from a 2007 audit of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s use of cooperative agreements.Based on our review, we do not agree that the recommendation is resolved and implemented. We have requested that the Office of...

We reviewed eight recommendations (Recommendations 1 and 3 – 9) presented in our August 2015 audit report U.S. Department of the Interior’s Climate Science Centers, to verify that the U.S. Geological Survey has implemented them.We confirmed that all eight recommendations have been resolved and...

The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) official intimidated and verbally abused a subordinate employee and that the official twice directed the employee to provide false information—once about an FWS event and once about an FWS investigation. The employee also...

During our evaluation of whether the National Park Service (NPS) expended philanthropic partner funds in compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations, we identified concerns regarding the agreement between the NPS and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a nonprofit...

We audited costs claimed by the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Department), for grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. We audited claims totaling $69.2 million on 52 grants that were open during the...

We audited the costs claimed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The FWS provided the grants to the State under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $70.2 million on 11...

We reviewed recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 presented in our February 9, 2016 report, titled “Inspection of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Occupational Safety and Health and Workers’ Compensation Programs,” to verify that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented them. We...

We reviewed recommendations 10, 18, and 21 presented in our September 30, 2014 report, titled Management of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program in the State of Louisiana, to verify that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has implemented them. We confirmed that the FWS met the requirements of...

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) official had targeted, bullied, and physically threatened U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) employees while at the DOI and that the official spoke in an unprofessional or threatening manner to senior DOI staff. As part...