Pandemic Response Oversight

The OIG is charged with oversight of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $756 million pandemic relief fund. Learn how we are fulfilling our mission to prevent fraud, waste, and misuse during this crisis.

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Semiannual Report to Congress

Read the latest report to Congress highlighting the OIG’s successful work from October 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

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Whistleblower Protection

Federal laws protect whistleblowers from reprisal for disclosing waste, fraud, abuse, and danger to public health and safety. Learn more about whistleblower protections for DOI employees, contractors, and grantees, as well as how to file a whistleblower reprisal complaint.

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Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Oversight Plan for 2023-2024

Using a risk-based, tiered approach, AIE will initiate work in nine focus areas in 2023-2024, including oversight of IIJA, IRA, and other supplemental funding provided to the DOI.

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RECENT REPORTS

Alleged Excessive Use of Force, NPS, DC
May 24, 2023
We investigated allegations that two U.S. Park Police officers used excessive force against two members of the news media during the operation to…
Semiannual Report to Congress for the Period Ending March 31, 2023
May 19, 2023
This semiannual report summarizes the work we completed from October 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, to deter fraud, waste, and abuse.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources, From July 1, 2017…
May 16, 2023
We found that the MDMR used WSFR grant funds to pay for unfunded liability costs and charged unsupported employment termination benefits.
Summary: Company Failed to Report Oil and Gas Royalties from Mineral Production on an Indian Lease in Oklahoma
April 12, 2023
We found an oil and gas company failed to report royalties from mineral production on an Indian Lease in Oklahoma.
Detention Facility Health and Safety Concerns
April 27, 2023
We report on longstanding health and safety issues at specific BIA detention facilities.
Flash Report: Orphaned Wells Programs – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Efforts To Collect Data To Meet Annual…
April 7, 2023
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires the DOI to submit an annual report to Congress, detailing information on orphaned wells…

Issue Areas

Pandemic Response Oversight

Responsibility to Native Americans

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.

Financial Management

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

Construction Company Owner and Former Residential Facility Employee Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts

Press Release

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Jamie DePaepe, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General, and Andy Tsui, Special Agent in Charge…

UNITED STATES INSPECTOR GENERALS COMMIT TO FIGHTING WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Press Release

St. Thomas, VI – Dozens of federal Inspector General officials gathered in St. Thomas on March 22-23, 2023, for the first Virgin Islands Office of Inspector General Spring Symposium. The federal oversight and law enforcement officials spent two…