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

January 3, 2023

P@s$w0rds at the U.S. Department of the Interior: Easily Cracked Passwords, Lack of Multifactor Authentication, and Other Failures Put Critical DOI Systems at Risk

Report Number

2021–ITA–005

The DOI’s management practices and password complexity requirements were not sufficient to prevent potential unauthorized access to systems and data.

Inspection

Office of Chief Information Officer

December 29, 2022

The Omaha Tribe Did Not Account for CARES Act Funds Appropriately

Report Number

2021-FIN-032-B

We determined that the Omaha Tribe did not follow applicable requirements in an agreement with the BIA.

Audit

Pandemic

Bureau of Indian Affairs

November 29, 2022

The Bureaus of Indian Affairs and Indian Education Have the Opportunity To Implement Additional Controls To Prevent or Detect Multi-dipping of Pandemic Response Funds

Report Number

2021–ER–015

We recommended the BIA and the BIE implement controls designed to prevent or detect instances of multi-dipping of pandemic response funds.

Inspection

Pandemic

Bureau of Indian Affairs

November 22, 2022

Semiannual Report to Congress for the Period Ending September 30, 2022

This semiannual report summarizes the work we completed from April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, to deter fraud, waste, and abuse.

Semiannual Report

Departmentwide

November 16, 2022

Summary: Oil Producer Trespassed on Federal Land in Colorado

Report Number

21-0867

PDC Energy, Inc., drilled and then operated a well in Colorado that removed Federal minerals without first obtaining a Federal lease or drilling permit.

Investigation

Bureau of Land Management

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

November 15, 2022

Independent Auditors’ Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

Report Number

2022–FIN–029

KPMG LLP conducted an audit of the U.S. Department of the Interior's financial statements for fiscal years 2022 and 2021. KPMG found the financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Audit

Departmentwide

November 14, 2022

Inspector General’s Statement Summarizing the Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fiscal Year 2022

Report Number

2022–ER–027

We summarized what we have determined to be the most significant management and performance challenges facing the DOI for FY 2022.

Top Management Challenges

Departmentwide

November 10, 2022

Independent Auditors’ Reports on the Tribal and Other Trust Funds and Individual Indian Monies Trust Funds Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

Report Number

2022-FIN-031

This report details KPMG’s audit of trust funds financial statements from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration for fiscal years 2022 and 2021.

Audit

Other

November 10, 2022

Summary: Alleged Timecard Fraud by NPS Employee

Report Number

22—0152

We investigated an allegation that an NPS supervisor improperly approved a request from a subordinate to receive pay after being suspended.

Investigation

National Park Service

October 25, 2022

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

Report Number

2022-ER-001

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources under grants awarded by the FWS.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service