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Reports

Coercion and Sexual Abuse by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Official in Oregon

Report Number
18-0977

The OIG investigated an allegation that Eric Rickerson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) State Supervisor, Lacey, WA, sexually assaulted an FWS employee while the two were at an FWS conference. The assaulted employee said that she, Rickerson, and a another male FWS employee shared a cabin with two bedrooms and a loft at the resort.

Investigation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

United States

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Background and Functions Overview

Report Number
2019-WR-039

This is the first in a series of reports we intend to issue to help decisionmakers make plans for the future of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR). Our overall objective is to identify and report on ONHIR’s responsibilities, functions, and current operations that could impact the closure and transfer of ONHIR responsibilities to the U.S.

Other
Departmentwide

United States

The National Park Service Needs to Improve Oversight of Residential Environmental Learning Centers

We audited the National Park Service’s (NPS’) Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) to determine to what extent the NPS ensures the RELCs comply with agreements, statutes, and regulations. We found that the NPS did not ensure that all activities and services provided by the RELCs complied with agreements, statutes, and regulations. Specifically, we found that the NPS did not consistently use the correct type of agreement or legal vehicle to authorize the RELCs.

Audit
National Park Service

Weaknesses in the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indian’s Death Record Process Threaten Fiduciary Responsibilities

Report Number
2018-ER-062

We inspected the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians’ (OST’s) process for collecting death data to determine whether beneficiary deaths are accurately recorded to ensure that payments made after the death of a beneficiary are distributed correctly. The DOI has responsibility for more than $5 billion held in trust by the Federal Government on behalf of American Indians and Indian Tribes.

Inspection / Evaluation
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

United States