Reports

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas company improperly reported oil and gas production from Federal leases to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), which resulted in a loss of public mineral royalties. We found the company failed to properly report production and mineral royalties to ONRR as alleged, but we did not find the company intended to defraud the Government. The improper reporting occurred because the company did not provide adequate lease production information to the contractor it hired to perform the production and royalty reporting.

Issues Identified with State Land Reconciliation for WSFR Program Grants

National Park Service Needs Policies or Procedures Covering Prison Work Details in National Parks

We completed our risk assessment of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) grant closeout process as required by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act of 2016. Our objective was to determine whether an audit or review of the DOI’s grant closeout process was warranted. Our assessment revealed that the DOI’s current closeout process is at high risk of inaccurate reporting and potential violation of the GONE Act.