Matthew Elliott
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Edward Baugh
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
The Office of Investigations conducts, supervises, and coordinates investigations that:
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Examine allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement resulting in significant financial loss to DOI;
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Review employee misconduct associated with fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement of DOI financial resources;
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Scrutinize allegations involving contractors, grantees, or other entities doing business with and receiving funds from DOI;
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Make recommendations to the DOI suspending and debarring official for administrative actions or compliance and ethics agreements;
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Make referrals pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act to administratively recover for false statements and false claims under $150,000;
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Assess and examine allegations involving senior DOI officials, misconduct by law enforcement supervisory personnel, and felony criminal misconduct or domestic abuse by DOI law enforcement officers; and
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Study, evaluate, and analyze DOI programs jointly with other enforcement organizations.