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Alleged Personal Use of Government Purchase Card by a Bureau of Reclamation Employee

Report Number
19-0757

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) employee misused a U.S. Government purchase card. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the employee deliberately overbought supplies for a BOR office and gave the excess items to a family member for personal use or sale. We did not substantiate the allegations. We concluded that all the purchases were properly authorized and were consistent with supply requirements at the facility.

Investigation
Bureau of Reclamation

Alleged Misappropriation of Grant Funds by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Report Number
20-0118

We investigated an allegation that a program manager with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) misused Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) grant funds awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to pay WVDEP employees who did not perform work related to the grant. Our investigation determined that from February 2018 through January 2020, the WVDEP incorrectly compensated an employee using $24,550 in WUDR grant funds. This employee unknowingly received WUDR funds toward his salary and benefits but did no work in support of the grant.

Investigation
U.S. Geological Survey

The Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office Needs to Improve Its Accounting System

Report Number
2019-FIN-014

The National Park Service (NPS) provided $12.7 million to the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (PRSHPO) in fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the repair and restoration of historic sites damaged in 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The PRSHPO received a considerably smaller amount in prior FYs—approximately $1.3 million combined for FYs 2017 and 2018.

Audit
National Park Service

A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Inappropriately Received Contracts

Report Number
16-0097

The OIG investigated allegations that a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) acted as a pass-through entity to enable another company to obtain SDVOSB contracts that it was not eligible to receive. It was further alleged that the veteran identified as the SDVOSB’s owner had little or no involvement in the day-to-day operation of the SDVOSB. We found that the SDVOSB and the other company used the SDVOSB’s status to obtain approximately $3.5 million in U.S.

Investigation
Other

Allegations of Conflicts of Interest at Bureau of Indian Education School

Report Number
19-0397

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) superintendent and one of the superintendent’s coworkers influenced the award of a subcontract on a BIE contract to a business owned by a family member of the superintendent.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

April 2021 Semiannual Report to Congress

The April 2021 Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the Office of Inspector General’s successful work completed from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021, to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability within the programs, operations, and management of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Our audit-related activities resulted in total monetary impacts of $2,174,176 with 246 recommendations made and 107 recommendations closed. Our investigative activities resulted in 3 indictments, 16 criminal and civil referrals, and $7,462,808 in civil settlements or recoveries.

Semiannual Report

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Misuse of Position by a Bureau of Indian Education Employee

Report Number
20-0588

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Indian Education employee improperly used school funds to update classrooms. We also investigated allegations that the employee personally benefitted from the renovation projects by improperly influencing the award of a Federal contract to their spouse to perform the interior design work for the projects. We did not substantiate the allegations that the employee used their position in an improper manner or that the employee or the employee’s spouse personally benefitted from any of the classroom renovation work that was completed.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Review of U.S. Park Police Actions at Lafayette Park

Report Number
20-0563

At the request of then Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior David Bernhardt and Members of Congress, we reviewed the actions the U.S. Park Police (USPP) took to disperse protesters in and around Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020. Our review focused on events that occurred in and around the park from May 29 through June 3 amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

Review
National Park Service

, DC, United States

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