Violations by Former Acadia National Park Senior Official
Violations by Former Acadia National Park Senior Official
Reports
Senior BLM Official Violated Federal Ethics Rules by Hiring a Friend as a Consultant
The OIG investigated an allegation that a senior official with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was involved in a conflict of interest when she directed her staff to hire a private consultant who was her friend.
We found that the official violated Federal ethics regulations when she directed her staff to pay $2,400 to a private consultant with whom she had both a professional and personal relationship. In return for the payment, the consultant provided three written work products to BLM.
Senior BLM Official Violated Federal Ethics Rules by Hiring a Friend as a Consultant
Senior BLM Official Violated Federal Ethics Rules by Hiring a Friend as a Consultant
Unfounded Allegations of Theft, Kickbacks, and Contractor Collusion at BIA Facility
The OIG investigated allegations that two Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) employees sold stolen BIA equipment to a contractor, and that another BIA employee provided sensitive procurement information to a contractor in exchange for kickbacks.
We found no evidence to support either allegation. Regarding the first allegation, the BIA facility did not have a tracking system in place during the time of the alleged theft, so we could not determine whether BIA owned the property alleged to have been stolen.
Unfounded Allegations of Theft, Kickbacks, and Contractor Collusion at BIA Facility
Unfounded Allegations of Theft, Kickbacks, and Contractor Collusion at BIA Facility
Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “Controls over Check Writing” (C-EV-MOA-0009-2011)
Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “Controls over Check Writing” (C-EV-MOA-0009-2011)
No Fraud Found in Dam Security Contract
The OIG investigated allegations that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) employees improperly awarded a sole-source security services contract at a dam, received kickbacks for rigging the contract bidding process, and approved inflated invoices.
Our investigation found no evidence that USBR employees improperly awarded the contract or received kickbacks for rigging the contract bidding process.
We referred the allegations of inflated invoices to our Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, which audited the contract for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
U.S. Department of the Interior’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 in its Fiscal Year 2017 Agency Financial Report
DOI Has Complied with IPERA Requirements
No Fraud Found in Dam Security Contract
No Fraud Found in Dam Security Contract
Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011)
We completed a verification review of Recommendations 2 and 3 presented in our September 2016 evaluation report titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011). Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus had taken sufficient action to implement the recommendations as reported to the Office of Financial Management (PFM), Office of Policy, Management and Budget. The PFM reported to us that it closed the recommendations.