Federal Reports

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manager sent pornographic images and sexually suggestive instant messages from his Government computer and personal cellphone to a subordinate employee. The complainant further alleged that the BLM manager installed cameras in the district office to monitor employees and had misused Federal money to purchase a 72-inch flat-screen television and furniture for his office. We found that the BLM manager sent sexually explicit messages to a subordinate employee from his Government computer during work hours and to two other BLM subordinate employees from his personal cellphone. All involved said the exchange of content was consensual, but the manager acknowledged that the conduct was inappropriate.We did not find that the BLM manager installed cameras to monitor employees, but he did admit that he had inappropriately used the building’s surveillance system and his Government-issued iPad to capture images of BLM employees without their knowledge.We found no evidence that the BLM manager misused Federal money to buy a television or furniture for his office.

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Paradise Combined Cycle Plant (PCC) to identify operational and cultural strengths and risks that could impact PCC’s organizational effectiveness. We identified strengths that positively affected the day-to-day activities of PCC’s personnel and performance including, (1) organizational alignment, (2) teamwork, and (3) management support. However, we also identified issues that could pose risks to PCC’s effectiveness and its continued ability to meet its responsibilities, including achievement of Gas Operations’ initiatives in training and management communication.

OIG data analytics identified that Stockdale Station passport photo services revenue for October 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 was $57,405 compared to $91,335 for October 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, a 37 percent drop in revenue. For April through June 2018, the total revenue was $17,880 compared to $32,655 for the same period in 2017, a 45 percent drop in revenue. The objective was to determine whether passport photo revenue and fees were appropriately reported and whether opportunities for increasing photo services revenue were optimized at the Stockdale Station.