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Reports

FWS Alleged Scientific Integrity Violation and Retaliation

Report Number
18-0482

The OIG investigated allegations that a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) assistant hatchery manager directed an FWS biologist to validate an inaccurate cause of death for an endangered fish species in a mortality report to cover up alleged neglect at an FWS fishery. It was also alleged that a culture of censorship existed within that FWS region’s management. We investigated this matter jointly with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) scientific integrity coordinators, Office of Quality and Science Integrity, U.S.

Investigation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

United States

Unfounded Allegation of Reprisal by an Office of the Secretary Official

Report Number
19-0090

The OIG investigated an allegation that a supervisor within the Office of the Secretary lowered a subordinate employee’s annual performance rating in reprisal for protected disclosures and activities made by the employee. We found no evidence that the supervisor reprised against the employee. We confirmed that the employee made protected disclosures and engaged in protected activities. However, we found that the supervisor would have given the employee the same performance rating absent the protected disclosures and activities.

Investigation
Other

United States

NPS Employee Made Inappropriate Sexual Advances Towards a Colleague

Report Number
19-0166

The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. National Park Service (NPS) employee sexually harassed a colleague during a trip to gather data from a weather station. We found that the employee made unwanted sexual advances towards the colleague during an off-duty road trip including hugging, kissing, and making inappropriate comments.

Investigation
National Park Service

United States

The NPS Needs To Improve Management of Commercial Cellular Facilities’ Right-of-Way Permits and Revenues

Report Number
2018-WR-011

We evaluated the National Park Service’s (NPS’) right-of-way (ROW) permitting process and how revenues for commercial cellular facilities are collected and accounted for. We found that the NPS was not properly collecting and accounting for revenues for commercial ROW permits, including the collection of land use fees and cost recovery.

Inspection / Evaluation
National Park Service

United States

USGS Staff Did not Immediately Inform Their Supervisors About NRC Violations

Report Number
19-0449

The OIG investigated an allegation that U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) senior leaders may not have been forthcoming to the USGS Director about their knowledge of violations identified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In 2018, the NRC issued the USGS a civil penalty for infractions identified during an inspection of a USGS test reactor facility.

Investigation
U.S. Geological Survey

United States

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