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

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

June 29, 2022

Former Navajo Nation Borrego Pass Grant School Board President Embezzled School Funds

Report Number

16-0702

We substantiated allegations that a former employee misapplied BIE grant funds. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced.

Investigation

Bureau of Indian Affairs

June 23, 2022

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

Report Number

2020-WR-064

We audited costs claimed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

Audit

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, OK, United States

June 23, 2022

Inspection of the DATA Act Internal Controls for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, for the First Quarter of FY 2021

Report Number

2021–FIN–024

The DOI Interior Business Center had the necessary internal controls to prepare and submit client data, specifically related to the DATA Act.

Inspection / Evaluation

Other

June 21, 2022

U.S. Department of the Interior’s Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in Its Fiscal Year 2021 Agency Financial Report

Report Number

2022-FIN-015

We inspected the DOI’s PIIA compliance and found the DOI complied with the Act, but we made two recommendations to improve its payment integrity.

Inspection / Evaluation

Other

June 16, 2022

Summary: FWS Employee Obtained PPP Loans With False Documents and Provided Incorrect Information to the OIG

Report Number

21-0608

PPP documents submitted in an FWS’ employee’s name estimated income for two businesses with no evidence of reportable income related to either one.

Investigation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

June 13, 2022

Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Procedures Concerning Offshore Venting and Flaring Record Reviews

Report Number

OI–OG–19–0577–I

We found that an energy company exceeded venting and flaring limits and that BSEE’s annual inspections are insufficient to identify similar issues.

Management Advisory

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

June 13, 2022

Improvements Needed in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Procedures Concerning Offshore Venting and Flaring Record Reviews

Report Number

OI–OG–19–0577–I

We found that an energy company exceeded venting and flaring limits and that BSEE’s annual inspections are insufficient to identify similar issues.

Other

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

June 3, 2022

Summary: Former Counselor to the Secretary Failed To Comply With the STOCK Act and Misused Their Position To Benefit Friends

Report Number

18-1157 and 19-0852

The former counselor did not appropriately notify the Ethics Office of employment negotiations and misused their position regarding former associates.

Investigation

Other