BOR, FWS, & NPS generally awarded IIJA & IRA funds properly, but we noted some deficiencies in assessing applicant risks before obligating…
RECENT REPORTS
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We found that the New York State Museum did not meet its State match requirements and violated the terms and conditions of its USGS grant.
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We substantiated allegations that an operator failed to get BSEE approval before installing equipment and did not report a discharge or gas leak…
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DOI complied with PIIA for FY 2025 and did not identify or report any programs susceptible to significant improper payments.
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We found that a gas company produced Federal minerals from wells in Utah but failed to report mineral production or royalties.
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This report highlights OIG’s work from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, including the closure of 10 significant recommendations.
Issue Areas
Congress provided the OIG almost $100 million in the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA) and $10 million in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to oversee the DOI’s management of these funds. Learn how we are helping to safeguard these funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education provide services to 574 federally recognized tribes with a population of about 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. OIG oversight helps prevent fraud and mismanagement that diverts funds from those in need.
DOI has significant financial assets, including contracts, financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements), property, and other resources. Within this broad area, we prioritize oversight work on grants and contracts, CARES Act, and spending under the Great American Outdoors Act.
OIG In The News
Press Release
SAIPAN, CNMI – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that on May 6, 2026, the Honorable Ramona V. Manglona sentenced a mother and her daughter in the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for their roles in a procurement fraud and money laundering scheme targeting the CNMI Public School System (…
Press Release
ROME, Ga. - Donny Campbell, a former maintenance department employee at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds for submitting false overtime entries on his timesheets.
“Federal employees are expected to be responsible stewards of taxpayer money,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “When they abuse that trust, it…