Reports
BIA Needs Sweeping Changes to Manage the Osage Nation's Energy Resources
We found systemic flaws at the Osage Agency, a unit of BIA, that have created an ineffective program for managing the Osage Nation's mineral estate (oil, gas, and other reservation sub-surface minerals).
Investigation of the Statoil Trespass Into Federal Minerals
OIG’s Energy Investigations Unit conducted a joint investigation with BLM’s Special Investigations Group to determine if Statoil Oil and Gas, L.P. (Statoil) drilled a well through unleased federally owned minerals and extracted and sold significant volumes of oil and gas.
Investigation of BLM Wild Horse and Burro Specialist
Investigation of Steve Black
Bureau of Land Management's Wildland Fire Program
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers more than 245 million acres of public land, more than any other Federal agency. This acreage, much of it located in the West, makes BLM a leader in our Nation's wildland fire management efforts.
Bureau of Reclamation's Sustainable Water Management Programs and Activities
To evaluate the Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) management of sustainable water programs and activities, OIG evaluated three financial assistance programs under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Program.
Offshore Oil and Gas Permitting, U.S. Department of the Interior
Extensive analysis following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010 provided the Federal Government, States, and private businesses a critical opportunity to significantly change policies and processes to promote safe and effective drilling in the waters of the Outer Continental S
U.S. Park Police Law Enforcement Services for the Presidio Trust
We evaluated the National Park Service's (NPS) methodology for funding the U.S. Park Police's (USPP) law enforcement activities at the Presidio of San Francisco, a national historic landmark.