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Investigation of Alleged Ethics Violation by Senior DOI Employee

Report Number
19-0851

We investigated allegations that a senior political employee of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) violated a Federal ethics pledge by meeting with a former employer during the required 2-year recusal period following the senior employee’s resignation from that organization.

Investigation
Other

United States

Risk Assessment of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Grant Closeout Process

Report Number
2019-FIN-037

We completed our risk assessment of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) grant closeout process as required by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act of 2016. Our objective was to determine whether an audit or review of the DOI’s grant closeout process was warranted. Our assessment revealed that the DOI’s current closeout process is at high risk of inaccurate reporting and potential violation of the GONE Act.

Other
Departmentwide

Risk Assessment of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Grant Closeout Process

Report Number
2019-FIN-037

We completed our risk assessment of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) grant closeout process as required by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act of 2016. Our objective was to determine whether an audit or review of the DOI’s grant closeout process was warranted. Our assessment revealed that the DOI’s current closeout process is at high risk of inaccurate reporting and potential violation of the GONE Act.

Other
Departmentwide

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, From July 1, 2016, Through June 30, 2018

Report Number
2019-CR-004

We audited the costs claimed by the by the State of Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (Division), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling approximately $87.5 million on 147 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2018.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, CO, United States

FWS Pilots Used FWS Hangar to Store and Maintain Personal Planes

Report Number
19-0363

The OIG investigated allegations that two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pilots parked their personally owned planes in an FWS hangar during the winter and maintained the planes using FWS tools and supplies. The complainant further alleged that a refuge manager was aware of complaints about the matter but failed to act. We confirmed the pilots used an FWS hangar to maintain their personal planes but found that refuge managers permitted limited personal use outside of official hours if it did not impede official refuge business.

Investigation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, AK, United States

Woman Stole Oil and Gas Royalty Income from Her Family Members

Report Number
18-0152

The OIG investigated allegations that Doris White, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD, stole trust income from her family members who had inherited income-generating land. The Bureau of Indian Affairs held the land in trust and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) administered the income. We substantiated the allegation. White admitted to us that her family members were not aware of the oil and gas royalty income generated by the land and that between 2005 and 2017, she stole nearly $1.4 million from their accounts.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

Oglala Sioux Tribe Member Fraudulently Obtained BIA General Assistance Funds

Report Number
18-0920

The OIG investigated allegations that Oglala Sioux Tribe Member Monica Tyon fraudulently obtained Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) general assistance funds. She reportedly received general assistance while she was employed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Tyon did not qualify for assistance because of the income from her tribal employment. We found that Tyon fraudulently received $4,775. Tyon admitted she applied for general assistance even though she knew she was not eligible. Tyon pleaded guilty in U.S.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

, SD, United States

Verification Review – Recommendations 2 and 4 for the Management Advisory Titled The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Is Not Maximizing Efficiencies or Complying With Federal Regulations (2016-WR-027)

Report Number
2020-WR-015

We reviewed Recommendations 2 and 4 presented in our 2016 management advisory titled The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Is Not Maximizing Efficiencies or Complying With Federal Regulations to verify whether the Bureau of Land Management implemented them. We confirmed that both recommendations have been resolved and implemented.

Review
Bureau of Land Management

United States

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