Alleged Perjury By BLM Official Unfounded
Alleged Perjury By BLM Official Unfounded
Reports
Unfounded Allegations Against an Oil and Gas Company
The OIG investigated allegations that an oil and gas company irregularly reported oil sold in the Vernal, UT, area to avoid paying royalties. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) also suspected that a BLM employee’s signature may have been forged on a document related to one of the company’s oil sales.
Our joint investigation with the BLM’s Special Investigations Group did not substantiate either allegation. We found that the BLM had known about a measurement problem with an oil tank owned by the company since 2010 but took no action to resolve the discrepancy until 2016.
Unfounded Allegations Against an Oil and Gas Company
Unfounded Allegations Against an Oil and Gas Company
Evaluation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Cybersecurity Practices for Protecting Critical Infrastructure
We completed our work for the second part of our series evaluating the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR’s) operational and technical practices for protecting hydropower dams categorized as critical infrastructure from emerging cyber threats. The second part of this evaluation was limited to another USBR industrial control system that provides monitoring, alarming, and process control to ensure the safe and reliable operations of the water and power facilities for another dam. We determined that additional efforts on this project are not needed.
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Cooperative Agreement No. R16AC00087 With the Panoche Drainage District
At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), we audited Cooperative Agreement No. R16AC00087 between the USBR and the Panoche Drainage District. This agreement was awarded under the statutory authority of the San Luis Act of 1960 (Pub. L. No. 86-488 § 5) to fund operation and maintenance of the San Luis Demonstration Treatment Plant (Demo-Plant) located in the San Luis Unit of California’s Central Valley Project. The purpose of the Demo-Plant is to remove salts and selenium from agricultural drain water in the San Joaquin River Water Quality Improvement Project area.
The Wind River Tribes Misapplied Federal Funds for the Tribal Transportation Program
We audited the Joint Programs of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes of the Wind River Reservation’s Tribal Transportation Agreement (Agreement No.
Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by NPS Biologist Unfounded
The OIG investigated an allegation that a National Park Service (NPS) biologist had coerced at least two interns into having a sexual relationship, and that the biologist misused his position to lead interns to believe he could influence their chances of gaining employment at the NPS.
We found no evidence that the biologist manipulated any NPS interns, or that he misused his position. We determined that the biologist had a personal relationship with one former intern, but the intern was not an NPS employee at the time and the relationship did not violate any NPS policies.
Evaluation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Cybersecurity Practices for Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity Practices for Protecting Critical Infrastructure at a USBR Hydropower Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Cooperative Agreement No. R16AC00087 With the Panoche Drainage District
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Cooperative Agreement No. R16AC00087 With the Panoche Drainage District
The Wind River Tribes Misapplied Federal Funds for the Tribal Transportation Program
The Wind River Tribes Misapplied Federal Funds for the Tribal Transportation Program