Theft of Funds from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Theft of Funds from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Reports
BIA Manager Allegedly Sexually Harassed Three Subordinate Employees
The OIG investigated allegations that a BIA manager had sexually harassed his direct subordinate.
The employee and two other women, both of whom had reported to the manager in the past, told us that he had subjected them to unwelcome and inappropriate touching or sexual remarks. The employee said the manager touched her inappropriately and made unwelcome remarks of a sexual nature to her. The second woman, also a BIA employee, said the manager had made inappropriate remarks to her when she worked for him.
BIA Manager Allegedly Sexually Harassed Three Subordinate Employees
BIA Manager Allegedly Sexually Harassed Three Subordinate Employees
Personally Identifiable Information of 182 DOI Employees Placed at Risk
This management advisory is to alert the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to an incident we discovered in which a DOI employee unnecessarily shared a spreadsheet containing the personally identifiable information (PII) of 182 employees from a number of DOI bureaus.
During a recent investigation, we learned that the DOI employee created the spreadsheet for use in internal training and then emailed it to a group of from several DOI bureaus. Because the group members all got the same spreadsheet, they were able to access the PII of employees in DOI bureaus outside their own.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydroelectric Facility Management
We completed the survey phase of our evaluation of the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR’s) hydroelectric facility management. Our objective was to examine USBR’s strategy for maintaining and increasing hydroelectric power generation.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydroelectric Facility Management
USBR maintains hydroelectric power through its strategy of facility maintenance and inspection
Personally Identifiable Information of 182 DOI Employees Placed at Risk
Personally Identifiable Information of 182 DOI Employees Placed at Risk
NPS Senior Official Created the Appearance of Using his Public Office for Private Gain
OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) senior official in the Northeast Region used his position for personal gain when he requested unnecessary design and construction improvements to a park housing unit he expected to rent as his personal residence.
OSMRE Employee Attempted to Send PII to Personal Computer
OIG investigated an allegation that an employee with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) attempted to send a spreadsheet containing personally identifiable information (PII) for over 180 DOI employees to his personal email account.
We found that the employee made repeated attempts to send the spreadsheet from his Government email account to his personal account, in violation of the DOI’s employee policy on network use.
Audit of Grant No. P13AF00113 Between the National Park Service and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
We audited costs claimed by the State of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) on Grant No. P13AF00113 with the National Park Service (NPS) to determine whether (1) they were reasonable, supported, allowable, and allocable and (2) the DECD complied with Federal regulations, State and NPS policies and procedures, and grant agreement terms and conditions.