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Website
https://www.doioig.gov/
Abbreviation
DOI
Agencies
Department of the Interior
Federal Agency
Yes
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

Unknown Subject Attempted to Use Masked DOI Email Addresses to Commit Fraud

2018
17-0457
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that counterfeit purchase requests for high value electronic goods, appearing to have been sent by officials in the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM), had been sent to small businesses throughout the United States.We...

CFO for Tribal Construction Company Embezzled Funds and Falsified Financial Reports

2018
16-0538
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that Georgie Russell, Chief Financial Officer for the Chippewa Cree Construction Company (C-4), embezzled funds from C-4 and Dry Forks Farm, a tribally owned business. We also investigated allegations that Russell submitted false quarterly financial reports to the U...

Park Superintendent Deposited Donated Funds into a Personal Bank Account

2018
17-0960
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) superintendent mismanaged donated funds by depositing them into his personal checking account.We found that the superintendent violated Federal law and NPS policy when he deposited $500 donated yearly to the park into his personal...

Unfounded Allegations of Procurement and Ethics Violations by Former BLM Employee

2018
16-0862
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee provided confidential procurement information to a prospective contractor to give it an unfair advantage on a contract bid. The complainant alleged the former employee provided the information while still...

Investigation of Alleged Inappropriate Conduct by NPS Deputy Director

2018
18-0562
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that National Park Service (NPS) Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith made an obscene gesture and used vulgar language while standing in the hallway of the NPS headquarters in Washington, DC. Smith and another NPS employee recalled Smith telling a story while they were...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources From July 1, 2014, Through June 30, 2016

2018
2017-EXT-020
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

Our audit of costs claimed by the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources (Department) under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) included claims totaling $59.8 million on 17 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016...

Audit of Agreement No. A13AP00043 Between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Crow Tribe

2018
2017-FIN-041
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requested that we audit costs claimed on a contract dated November 7, 2016, associated with Government to Government Agreement No. A13AP00043 that the BIA issued to the Crow Tribe. We could not perform the audit because the contractor and the BIA could not provide...

FWS Employee Made Unauthorized Purchases of Print Supplies

2018
18-0326
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that between 2013 and 2017, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) employee wrongfully purchased approximately $6,000 worth of office and printer supplies with a Government purchase card. We also investigated whether the employee’s supervisor failed to review and...

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