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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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, from July 1, 2014, Through June 30, 2016

2018
2017-EXT-049
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

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...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Arizona, Arizona Game and Fish Department From July 1, 2013, Through June 30, 2015

2018
2016-EXT-001
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

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...

Recommendations for the Report, “Inspection of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Occupational Safety and Health and Workers' Compensation Programs,” (Report No. 2015-CR-001)

2018
2018-CR-039
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

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...

Recommendations 10, 18, and 21 from the Report Titled Management of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program in the State of Louisiana (Report No. ER-IN-FWS-0010-2013)

2018
2018-ER-046
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

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...

BIA Official Engaged in Unprofessional Behavior

2018
18-0375
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

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...

Verification Review – Recommendations for the Report, Evaluation of Security Features of the Stewart Lee Udall U.S. Department of the Interior Building (Report No. ER-EV-PMB-0005-2014)

2018
2018-ER-045
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We reviewed two recommendations presented in our April 30, 2015 report, titled Evaluation of Security Features of the Stewart Lee Udall U.S. Department of the Interior Building, to verify that the Department and its bureaus have implemented them. We confirmed that both recommendations have been...

The National Park Service and City Construction, LLC, Complied With the Terms of Contract No. P16PC00558

2018
2017-FIN-031
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG audited a contract between City Construction, LLC, and the National Park Service (NPS) to determine whether City Construction and the NPS complied with the applicable Federal regulations and contract provisions from August 29, 2016, through March 21, 2018. On August 29, 2016, the NPS issued...

Employees Believed BIE Director’s Presence During Fiscal Monitoring Review at Former School Was Improper

2018
18-0554
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Tony Dearman improperly influenced the findings of a fiscal monitoring review at a BIE-funded boarding school that took place in February 2018 because of his personal associations with the school.We found that Dearman’s...

Retired USBR Employee Violated Post-Employment Conflict-of-Interest Law

2018
15-0701
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a retired Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) employee represented his current employer in matters in which he participated personally and substantially while he was employed at the USBR, violating post-employment conflict-of-interest laws.We confirmed that the retired...

Former BSEE Official Did Not Violate Ethics Rules

2018
17-0419
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) official may have shown favoritism when awarding Government contracts to a particular company. The complainant stated that the former official, who left BSEE to work for the company, may have...

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