NPS Employee Misused Government-Owned Vehicle
NPS Employee Misused Government-Owned Vehicle
Reports
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
WSFR Grants Awarded to Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
We audited the costs claimed by the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife Resources (Department), under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $70.6 million on 51 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019.
Verification Review - Recommendations 1 – 15, 19, and 21 From the Evaluation Report Titled Condition of Indian School Facilities (C-EV-BIE-0023-2014)
In our September 30, 2016 evaluation report, Condition of Indian School Facilities, we made 21 recommendations designed to help the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) develop promising practices to ensure that Indian school facilities are operated and maintained properly for the students. We limited the scope of this review to the 17 recommendations reported closed by the Office of Financial Management (PFM). The PFM reported to us when these 17 recommendations were addressed and provided supporting documentation.
The U.S. Department of the Interior Has Opportunities to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Response
This project originated from our participation on a Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) working group focused on inspecting the supplemental funding appropriated by the U.S. Congress in 2018 for necessary expenses related to the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.
We inspected the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) preparedness for and response to three storms that made landfall as major hurricanes in the United States in quick succession: Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
The U.S. Department of the Interior Has Opportunities to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Response
The U.S. Department of the Interior Has Opportunities to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Response
Verification Review - Recommendations 1 – 15, 19, and 21 From the Evaluation Report Titled Condition of Indian School Facilities (C-EV-BIE-0023-2014)
Recommendations From the 2016 Evaluation Report on the Condition of Indian School Facilities
Verification Review – Recommendations for the Report, Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects (2016-WR-026)
Recommendations From the 2017 Report on the BOR’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects
Verification Review – Recommendations for the Report, Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects (2016-WR-026)
We reviewed four recommendations from our 2017 evaluation report titled Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oversight of Tribal Rural Water Projects to verify whether the Bureau implemented them.
We confirmed that the recommendations have been resolved and implemented.
A Secretary of the Credit and Finance Office Defrauded the Oglala Sioux Tribe
We investigated allegations that Helen Hernandez, former Secretary of the Credit and Finance Office (CFO), Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD, issued payroll deduction loans to herself. It was also alleged that Hernandez used other individuals’ personal information to acquire loans in their names and then used those funds for her benefit.
Our investigation showed Hernandez, then the Secretary of the CFO, issued 44 checks between February 2014 and June 2015, worth approximately $42,100 in total.