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

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

August 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Cyber Threat Detection and Defense Controls

Report Number

2020-ITA-067

We closed this evaluation because the DOI detected and responded to our simulated attacks against bureau public-facing systems.

Inspection / Evaluation

Departmentwide

August 8, 2022

Former NPS Employee Committed Time and Attendance Fraud

Report Number

21-0672

A former NPS employee claimed to be teleworking full time for the NPS while they were a full-time employee for a State.

Investigation

National Park Service

August 8, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior Could Expand Its Use of Contracting Flexibilities and Should Establish an Acquisition Policy for Future Disasters

Report Number

2020–CGD-006

DOI bureaus did not widely use FAR part 18 contracting flexibilities, and DOI policy provided bureaus with limited time to use these flexibilities.

Evaluation

National Park Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

July 25, 2022

Orphaned Wells Program – The U.S. Department of the Interior Prepares to Spend $4.7 Billion

Report Number

2022–INF–024

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes $4.7 billion in appropriations for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 to address orphaned wells.

Inspection

Infrastructure

Departmentwide

July 19, 2022

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

Report Number

2020–WR–021

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

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

July 14, 2022

U.S. Park Police Supervisor Misused Government Vehicle To Drive to Outside Employment

Report Number

21-0618

The USPP supervisor used his GOV to drive to and from his approved outside employment on 10 occasions in 2021, in violation of law and USPP policy.

Investigation

National Park Service

July 1, 2022

Review of the USPP’s Communications Recording System in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Report Number

OI-SI-21-0171-W

The USPP failed to record all its radio communications in the WMA for more than 2 years, but now has a functioning recorder.

Review

National Park Service

Washington, DC, United States

June 30, 2022

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

Report Number

2022-ER-002

We audited the expenditures made by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks under grants awarded by the FWS.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, MS, United States

June 29, 2022

Former White Horse Lake Chapter House Community Services Coordinator Embezzled Funds

Report Number

17-0217

We found that a former employee embezzled funds and she pleaded guilty and was sentenced.

Investigation

Bureau of Indian Affairs