Reports | Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

June 9, 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, From July 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2021, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Report Number

2022–ER–034

We found the Department used WSFR grant funds to pay for unfunded pension plan costs and unallowable subaward charges.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

June 9, 2023

Indian Affairs Acquisitions Can Improve Administration and Oversight of Contract No. 140A1620C0007

Report Number

2022-CGD-010

We found that the IA did not adequately analyze labor rate costs added to the contract and that the DWP did not appropriately monitor the contract.

Audit

Bureau of Indian Affairs

June 2, 2023

The U.S. Department of the Interior Does Not Analyze Effective Royalty Rates

Report Number

2021-CR-042

We found that the DOI’s bureaus do not perform any analysis of effective royalty rates for Federal oil and gas developed on Federal lands or offshore.

Inspection / Evaluation

Departmentwide

May 24, 2023

Alleged Excessive Use of Force, NPS, DC

Report Number

21-0009

We investigated allegations that two U.S. Park Police officers used excessive force against two members of the news media during the operation to disperse protesters in and around Lafayette Park on June 1, 2020.

Investigation

National Park Service

May 22, 2023

U.S. Department of the Interior’s Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in Its Fiscal Year 2022 Agency Financial Report

Report Number

2023-FIN-010

We inspected the DOI’s PIIA compliance and found the DOI complied with the Act, but have not yet fully implemented two prior recommendations to improve its payment integrity.

Inspection / Evaluation

Departmentwide

May 19, 2023

Semiannual Report to Congress for the Period Ending March 31, 2023

This semiannual report summarizes the work we completed from October 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, to deter fraud, waste, and abuse.

Semiannual Report

Departmentwide

May 16, 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Report Number

2020-ER-058

We found that the MDMR used WSFR grant funds to pay for unfunded liability costs and charged unsupported employment termination benefits.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

April 27, 2023

Detention Facility Health and Safety Concerns

Report Number

2022–WR–040–A

We report on longstanding health and safety issues at specific BIA detention facilities.

Management Advisory

Bureau of Indian Affairs

April 12, 2023

Summary: Company Failed to Report Oil and Gas Royalties from Mineral Production on an Indian Lease in Oklahoma

Report Number

20-0253

We found an oil and gas company failed to report royalties from mineral production on an Indian Lease in Oklahoma.

Investigation

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

April 7, 2023

Flash Report: Orphaned Wells Programs – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Efforts To Collect Data To Meet Annual Orphaned Wells Programs Reporting Requirements

Report Number

2022–INF–042

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires the DOI to submit an annual report to Congress, detailing information on orphaned wells programs.

Other

Infrastructure

Departmentwide