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

September 29, 2022

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Texas, Parks and Wildlife Department, From September 1, 2018, Through August 31, 2020, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Report Number

2021–CR–008

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under grants awarded by the FWS.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

September 29, 2022

The Bureau of Indian Education, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Need To Improve Accountability for Federal Funds

Report Number

2020–CGD–001

We audited three grant agreements the BIE and BIA awarded to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians between July 2017 and June 2019.

Audit

Bureau of Indian Affairs

September 28, 2022

The Three Affiliated Tribes Did Not Account for CARES Act Funds Appropriately

Report Number

2021–FIN–032–C

We determined that the Three Affiliated Tribes did not follow applicable requirements in an agreement with the BIA.

Audit

Pandemic

Bureau of Indian Affairs

September 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior Needs To Continue To Strengthen Governance Practices To Improve Its Management of Geospatial Data

Report Number

2022–CGD–026

The DOI has made progress in meeting 10 of the 13 Geospatial Data Act requirements we reviewed but we found areas for improvement.

Audit

Office of Chief Information Officer

September 19, 2022

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Did Not Account for CARES Act Funds Appropriately

Report Number

2021–FIN–032–A

We determined that the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe did not follow applicable requirements in its agreements with the BIA.

Audit

Pandemic

Bureau of Indian Affairs

September 14, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior and Its Bureaus Have Not Finalized and Implemented Their Body Camera Policies

Report Number

2021-WR-019

The DOI has not finalized its body camera policy, and not all of its bureaus have finalized and implemented their body camera policies.

Inspection / Evaluation

Departmentwide

September 9, 2022

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Made Progress in Implementing Corrective Actions to Improve Its Oil Spill Preparedness Program

Report Number

2022-CR-009

BSEE addressed many issues identified in our previous report; however, we identified areas in which BSEE could further strengthen internal controls.

Inspection / Evaluation

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

August 24, 2022

Former Secretary and Chief of Staff Did Not Comply With Their Duty of Candor

Report Number

18-0480

We found that former Secretary Ryan Zinke and his former Chief of Staff did not comply with their duty of candor when they spoke to OIG investigators.

Investigation

Other

August 18, 2022

Bureau of Land Management Official Did Not Comply With the Federal Ethics Pledge

Report Number

21-0728

The official did not comply with the Ethics Pledge by participating in a meeting with a former employer within 2 years of the official’s appointment.

Investigation

Bureau of Land Management

August 16, 2022

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Department of Lands and Natural Resources, From October 1, 2017, Through September 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Report Number

2020-WR-054

We audited costs claimed and grant compliance by the CNMI, Department of Lands and Natural Resources, under grants awarded by the FWS.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service