Reports
Semiannual Report to Congress for the Period Ending September 30, 2025
Read our latest report to Congress highlighting OIG’s successful work from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
Summary: Former Contractor Defrauded USGS via Forged and Falsified Timecards, USGS, CA
We found that an independent government contractor defrauded a U.S. Geological Survey contract by submitting forged and falsified timecards.
The Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Oversight Plan for 2026
Using a risk-based, tiered approach in developing this work plan to best focus our resources, AIE will initiate work in nine risk areas in 2026, including oversight of supplemental funding provided to DOI.
Summary: Pollution Event During Safety System Bypass
We substantiated allegations that an operator placed safety systems in bypass and did not immediately notify BSEE of the subsequent oil discharge.
Summary: FWS Contractor Stole Government Funds for Personal Use
We found that an employee with a food service contractor stole money from an FWS training center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
The Orphaned Wells Program Office and the State of Kansas Have Opportunities To Improve Spending of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphaned Wells Funding
Kansas made progress by plugging orphaned wells with IIJA initial grant funding; however, we identified issues with its grant performance.
Hurricane Sandy Oversight
We completed 25 oversight projects related to $787 million in Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 funding for DOI Hurricane Sandy recovery.
Former Supervisory Procurement Analyst Violated Ethics Regulations, DOI Policy, and Federal Law
We found a former employee violated ethics regulations, DOI Policy and the law through misuse of official time and property and other misconduct.
The U.S. Department of the Interior Did Not Always Appropriately Classify and Approve Information Technology Purchases
We found that nearly $40 million in IT-related purchase requests were incorrectly classified and did not receive appropriate IT approval as required.