We found that a company bypassed safety valves and falsified safety tests associated with an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico…
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We investigated allegations that a Bureau Director did not comply with ethics obligations. We did not substantiate these allegations.
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We found that the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights applied an incorrect legal standard and backdated final agency decisions.
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We cannot determine if BIA and OIA grant activities met DOI climate change goals due to a lack of performance measures and grant monitoring.
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We describe aging infrastructure and dam safety risks, identify how the DOI plans to use IIJA funding, and discuss the BOR’s oversight strategy…
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We found that the NPS was unable to effectively identify and manage its deferred maintenance due to inaccurate and unreliable data.
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OIG In The News
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is recognizing National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—celebrated annually on July 30—by honoring whistleblowers who have helped identify fraud, waste, and abuse at DOI.
Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt is honoring two whistleblowers...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Aleksey Krylov, 42, of South Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting theft from programs receiving federal funds. Krylov admitted to diverting $94,197.93 in federal abandoned mine land (AML) remediation sub-grant funds to Jerry D. Elkins, 54, of Danville, West Virginia, while Elkins was an employee of the West Virginia Department of Environmental…