Investigation of Alleged Contract Steering and Mismanagement by Two BSEE Managers
OIG conducted an investigation to determine whether a production operator improperly diverted produced gas and claimed a beneficial use deduction from royalty obligations when reporting to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Our investigation determined that the allegation was unfounded.
OIG investigated misconduct allegations against a Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) civil engineer at the Trinity River Restoration Division. The complainant alleged that the USBR employee was unprofessional and improperly gave one contractor preferential treatment over another.
OIG initiated this investigation after receiving allegations that Slawson Exploration Company (Slawson) failed to properly adjust natural gas royalties and failed to meet the company’s major portion and dual accounting liability to the mineral owners associated with the Fort Berthold and Fort Pec
OIG investigated allegations that a former Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) accountant in Denver, CO, may have inappropriately used sick leave or leave without pay to teach a class at a local community college.
We investigated an allegation that NPS employees, at the direction of the NPS chief of interpretation and education (CIE), improperly used Government purchase cards to pay the college tuition of an NPS Pathways intern.
OIG investigated two current Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees and one former BLM employee who had allegedly used their official positions to manipulate oil agreements with private landowners for personal gain.