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Reports

NPS Supervisor Stole Government Property and Misused Her Position

Report Number
19-0216

We investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) supervisor took Government property for personal use and misused her official position. The NPS subsequently notified us that one of the supervisor’s subordinate employees also took Government computer equipment for personal use. We found that the NPS supervisor and two subordinate employees took Government property for personal use. We also found that the NPS supervisor misused two subordinates’ official time by directing them to perform work on her personal property for her personal benefit.

Investigation
National Park Service

The Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office Needs to Improve Its Accounting System

Report Number
2019-FIN-014

The National Park Service (NPS) provided $12.7 million to the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (PRSHPO) in fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the repair and restoration of historic sites damaged in 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The PRSHPO received a considerably smaller amount in prior FYs—approximately $1.3 million combined for FYs 2017 and 2018.

Audit
National Park Service

Alleged Fraudulent Refund Requests by Offshore Oil and Gas Production Company

Report Number
20-0026

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas production company claimed improper allowances for offshore Federal mineral leases in the Pacific Ocean. The company submitted royalty refund requests to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) for previously unclaimed oil and gas transportation allowances and gas processing allowances.

Investigation
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Misuse of Position by a Bureau of Indian Education Employee

Report Number
20-0588

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Indian Education employee improperly used school funds to update classrooms. We also investigated allegations that the employee personally benefitted from the renovation projects by improperly influencing the award of a Federal contract to their spouse to perform the interior design work for the projects. We did not substantiate the allegations that the employee used their position in an improper manner or that the employee or the employee’s spouse personally benefitted from any of the classroom renovation work that was completed.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Facility Improvements Still Needed at Pine Hill School

Report Number
2019-CR-062

We completed a follow-up inspection of Pine Hill School to determine what progress had been made to correct the issues identified in our prior reports and determine whether the facility conditions have changed since our last reviews. We found that the school addressed many of the issues identified in our previous reports and that the overall facility conditions had improved.

Inspection / Evaluation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Unfounded Allegations of Mismanagement of Environmental Reviews by the Bureau of Land Management

Report Number
20-0028

We investigated allegations that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field manager and a BLM district manager improperly removed BLM staff from environmental reviews and inspections, mismanaged environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), failed to enforce regulations on mining operations, failed to comply with Federal recordkeeping policies, and misused courtesy letters to delay the reclamation of mining sites. We did not substantiate any of the allegations. The BLM’s actions regarding the assignment of environmental review staff were based on departmental directives. BLM staff was aware of NEPA violations and was appropriately working to ensure legal compliance. We also found that BLM properly enforced regulations on mining operations; evidence established that the BLM staff was aware of the mining violation in question and was working with the mining operation to obtain compliance. Finally, we did not find any evidence that BLM management circumvented or avoided Federal recordkeeping policies or misused courtesy letters.

Investigation

Allegations of Conflicts of Interest at Bureau of Indian Education School

Report Number
19-0397

The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) superintendent and one of the superintendent’s coworkers influenced the award of a subcontract on a BIE contract to a business owned by a family member of the superintendent.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Unfounded Allegations of Ethics Violations by Bureau of Indian Education Employees

Report Number
20-0691

The OIG investigated allegations that the coaching staff for a sports program at a Bureau of Indian Education school did not notify that sport’s national sanctioning body that multiple student-athletes failed their random drug tests and did not suspend those students as required by the school’s p

Investigation

Unsubstantiated Allegations of Fraud by a Tribal Transportation Consortium

Report Number
18-0625

The OIG conducted a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General into allegations that a tribal transportation consortium fraudulently received more than $9 million between 2012 and 2015 by collecting Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Roads Funds for tribes no longer affiliated with the consortium. We did not substantiate the allegations. We identified 24 tribes that were members of the consortium, and none of the representatives we spoke to corroborated the allegations.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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